Opportunities for Pragmatic Design Elements in Surgical Trials
Increasing the use of PCTs presents an opportunity to overcome the challenges of surgical RCTs. However, there is a need to prioritize questions that matter most to patients and health care professionals and to develop improved training, funding, and institutional support for PCTs in surgery.
Authors
- Binita S. Ashar
- Steven C. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7758-7717)
- Ali B. Abbasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1039-2832)
- Gautam U. Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-6430)
- Adam S. Weltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8495-7894)
- Donna R. Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-4556)
- Steven Nagel
Institutions
- Saint Agnes Hospital (US)
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2025.3041
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39