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Acta Medica Colombiana
versión impresa ISSN 0120-2448
Resumen
VALENCIA-RICO, CLAUDIA LILIANA. Explanatory and pragmatic clinical trials Methodological differences. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2023, vol.48, n.2, e5. Epub 07-Abr-2024. ISSN 0120-2448. https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2023.2614.
Introduction:
Clinical trials are experimental studies whose results can lead to the best level of evidence expected for healthcare practice; however, their designs have multiple methodological variants needed to ensure their objectives are met.
Objective:
To describe the methodological aspects to be considered in designing explanatory and pragmatic clinical trials.
Materials and methods:
A review of the literature including articles published from 2016-2020: original or review articles describing the methodological aspects of clinical trials. The search and selection were performed on Google Scholar, Scopus and PubMed, obtaining a total of 47 articles for the analysis.
Results:
Six relevant methodological aspects show differences in clinical trial design with regard to: the purpose and objective; participant recruitment; participant assignment; masking and/ or blinding; data analysis; and internal and external validity.
Conclusion:
Both types of clinical trials currently have benefits and barriers to overcome for their performance in the clinical setting; health researchers must have a detailed understanding of their methodological requirements to enable them to carry out these types of studies more accurately. (Acta Med Colomb 2022; 48. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2023.2614).
Palabras clave : clinical trials; pragmatic clinical trials; statistical models. (Source: DeCS; BIREME).