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OBJECTIVES Once weekly dosing of alendronate has been shown to provide equivalent efficacy to once daily dosing for treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Whether patients will prefer weekly dosing to daily dosing for a chronic condition such as osteoporosis has not been studied. The aim of this international study was to assess preference for the weekly or daily dosing regimen of a...

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Editor—In response to the government initiative to improve the diagnosis of cancer, and using the recently published referral guidelines for suspected colorectal cancer, we have completed a three month pilot study looking at the introduction of the two week target at the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. Consultation occurred with general practitioners in the pilot area’s primary care grou...

This pilot study of a school-based telepractice pilot project in a rural, remote county of North Carolina investigated the satisfaction of parents/caregivers, teachers, and administrators with a year-long telespeech therapy program delivered by a university clinic. Upon completion of the almost year-long project, a satisfaction survey incorporating a 5-point equal-appearing Likert scale (1= str...

Background An internal pilot study is the first part of a substantive RCT where trial parameters are examined and data contribute to the final analyses. This two-phase design provides an opportunity to review pre-agreed ‘progression criteria’ that determine whether the internal pilot should continue into the main trial. Selecting appropriate criteria is critical but little is known about this a...