The PRECIS-2 tool has good interrater reliability and modest discriminant validity.

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PRagmatic Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary (PRECIS)-2 is a tool that could improve design insight for trialists. Our aim was to validate the PRECIS-2 tool, unlike its predecessor, testing the discriminant validity and interrater reliability.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Epidemiol

Title: Journal of clinical epidemiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1878-5921

ISSN (Print): 0895-4356

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2017

Volume: 88

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[1 ] Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Unit 13 Scion House, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Stirling FK9 4NF, UK. Electronic address: kirsty.loudon@stir.ac.uk.

[2 ] Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, 1151 Richmond St, London, Ontario N6A 4K7, Canada.

[3 ] School of Medicine, Medical & Biological Sciences, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, UK; North York General Hospital, 4001 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E1, Canada.

[4 ] Division of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, The Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK.

[5 ] Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Göttingen, Humboldtallee 38, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany.

[6 ] Ageing and Healthcare Research Group, Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Eyssoniusplein 18, Kamer A0.17, Postbus 3109 9701 DC Groningen, The Netherlands.

[7 ] Departamento de Investigación en Salud de la Madre y el Niño, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria (IECS), Dr Emilio Ravignani 2024 (C1414CPV), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[8 ] Population Health Sciences, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Medicine and Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1200 West Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA.

[9 ] Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: S0895-4356(16)30601-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.001

PubMed ID: 28603007

SO-VID: c845d4e4-c5e5-4ff8-b6da-0a785b0b68e7

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Keywords: Trial design,Randomized controlled trials,Pragmatic clinical trial,Face validity,Clinical trial methodology,Validity and reliability

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Keywords: Trial design, Randomized controlled trials, Pragmatic clinical trial, Face validity, Clinical trial methodology, Validity and reliability

The PRECIS-2 tool has good interrater reliability and modest discriminant validity.

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