Featured Module (Archived)
(Week of January 6, 2025) 

A new educational offering from the Implementation & Impact section of the curriculum wheel has been posted (1-1.5 hours of primary open access content). 


This website will be updated every Monday (by 12:00 PM Eastern) or Tuesday (if Monday is a holiday). Given that the design, implementation, and management of pragmatic trials is a non-linear process, featured modules will relate to various sections of the curriculum wheel over time.

Implementation & Impact Section

Pilot and feasibility studies for pragmatic trials

Primary content:

Core Guide: Pilot and Feasibility Studies (Duke Global Health Institute - Research Design & Analysis Core). Prepared by Alyssa Platt and Rachel D’Anna (Version 2.0 - May 2, 2022): 16-page guidance document.

NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory - Pilot and Feasibility Testing: The LIRE Example (February 28, 2020): 18-min webinar (24-slide presentation; slides 23-46)

Chan CL, et al. Pilot and feasibility studies for pragmatic trials have unique considerations and areas of uncertainty. J Clin Epidemiol. 2021 Oct;138:102-114. (13-page paper)

Optional content:

Pilot & Feasibility - Randomized Controlled Trials. (2017). Department of Evaluation and Research Services - Fraser Health Authority (British Columbia, Canada): 35-slide presentation.

Whitehead AL, et al. Pilot and feasibility studies: is there a difference from each other and from a randomised controlled trial? Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 May;38(1):130-3. (4-page paper) * As this is an optional resource, an institutional login (e.g., university or research institute e-mail address) is required to access this material.