Journal article
Rapid centralised randomisation in emergency setting trials using a smartphone
S Badurdeen, KA Hodgson, GA Santomartino, L Stevens, S Donath, CT Roberts, BJ Manley, GR Polglase, SB Hooper, PG Davis, DA Blank
European Journal of Pediatrics | Published : 2022
Abstract
Randomised trials in emergency settings must quickly confirm eligibility and allocate participants to an intervention group without delaying treatment. We report rapid randomisation during two neonatal resuscitation trials using the non-commercial REDCap platform accessed via smartphone. This simple, reliable method has wide applicability for trials in emergency settings.What is Known:• Randomised trials in emergency settings need to rapidly allocate participants to an intervention group.• This process should not delay treatment.What is New:• This non-commercial, smartphone-accessible application enabled rapid, accurate randomisation at the bedside.• This has broad applicability for emergenc..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. The study authors receive funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) Program Grant (#606789), NH&MRC Centre for Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine (#1153176), NH&MRC Fellowships (CR, GP, SH, PD), Medical Research Future Fund (BM), and Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarships (SB, KH). The funders had no role in the study design, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.