title: Running a randomised controlled trial in a service setting: a progress report.
abstract: This paper will give a progress report on a randomised controlled trial which is currently underway in the Bristol area. Some of the key influencing literature will be summarised, followed by an overview of the study design. The paper will also highlight some of the methodological and practical advantages and disadvantages afforded by the service setting of the study.
authors.affiliation: Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roulstone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glogowska
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Enderby
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*