
Field Trials of Health Interventions
A Toolbox
Oxford University Press
3rd Edition
Published on 25. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-19-873286-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Before new interventions are released into disease control programmes, it is essential that they are carefully evaluated in `field trials'. These may be complex and expensive undertakings, requiring the follow-up of hundreds, or thousands, of individuals, often for long periods. Descriptions of the detailed procedures and methods used in the trials that have been conducted have rarely been published. A consequence of this, individuals planning such trials have few guidelines available and little access to knowledge accumulated previously, other than their own.
In this manual, practical issues in trial design and conduct are discussed fully and in sufficient detail, that Field Trials of Health Interventions may be used as a `toolbox' by field investigators. It has been compiled by an international group of over 30 authors with direct experience in the design, conduct, and analysis of field trials in low and middle income countries and is based on their accumulated knowledge and experience.
Available as an open access book via Oxford Medicine Online, this new edition is a comprehensive revision, incorporating the new developments that have taken place in recent years with respect to trials, including seven new chapters on subjects ranging from trial governance, and preliminary studies to pilot testing.
Before new interventions are released into disease control programmes, it is essential that they are carefully evaluated in `field trials'. These may be complex and expensive undertakings, requiring the follow-up of hundreds, or thousands, of individuals, often for long periods. Descriptions of the detailed procedures and methods used in the trials that have been conducted have rarely been published. A consequence of this, individuals planning such trials have few guidelines available and little access to knowledge accumulated previously, other than their own.
In this manual, practical issues in trial design and conduct are discussed fully and in sufficient detail, that Field Trials of Health Interventions may be used as a `toolbox' by field investigators. It has been compiled by an international group of over 30 authors with direct experience in the design, conduct, and analysis of field trials in low and middle income countries and is based on their accumulated knowledge and experience.
Available as an open access book via Oxford Medicine Online, this new edition is a comprehensive revision, incorporating the new developments that have taken place in recent years with respect to trials, including seven new chapters on subjects ranging from trial governance, and preliminary studies to pilot testing.
Reviews / Votes
This is a unique and remarkable book, providing an invaluable resource for researchers planning field trials of health interventions in developing countries. * Shirley Hodgson, Cancer genetics, Emeritus at St. Georges, University of London, 'Medicine, Conflict and Survival', Vol. 31, (Nov. 2015) * I would recommend in two ways as a reliable starting point for further exploration and as a reference to have in your laptop case when you do head out into the field. * Jim Black, Australian Journal of Public Health *More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
708 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-873286-0 (9780198732860)
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Persons
Editor
Professor of Tropical EpidemiologyProfessor of Tropical Epidemiology, Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, UK
Professor of International HealthProfessor of International Health, Division of Health Systems, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
Professor of Epidemiology and International Public HealthProfessor of Epidemiology and International Public Health, Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. Types of intervention and their development ; 3. Reviewing the literature ; 4. Study design ; 5. Study size ; 6. Ethical considerations ; 7. Trial governance ; 8. Preparing grant applications ; 9. Community engagement ; 10. Censuses and mapping ; 11. Randomisation, blinding and coding ; 12. Outcome measures and case definition ; 13. Preliminary studies and pilot testing ; 14. Questionnaires ; 15. Social and behavioural research ; 16. Field organization and ensuring data of high quality ; 17. Field laboratory methods ; 18. Budgeting and accounting ; 19. Intervention costing and economic analysis ; 20. Data management ; 21. Methods of analysis ; 22. Phase IV studies ; 23. Reporting and using trial results