title: Clinical trials in wound care I: the advantages and limitations of different clinical trial designs.
abstract: Clinical trials need to be robust if practitioners are to apply their recommendations into practice. This article describes the various research designs used in wound care and the pitfalls that may compromise the reliability and validity of the results.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technology, Bolton Institute UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatraman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nettleton
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*