Methodological Challenges in Web-Based Trials: Update and Insights From the Relatives Education and Coping Toolkit Trial

Heather Robinson; Duncan Appelbe; Susanna Dodd; Susan Flowers; Sonia Johnson; Steven H Jones; Céu Mateus; Barbara Mezes; Elizabeth Murray; Naomi Rainford; Anna Rosala-Hallas; Andrew Walker; Paula Williamson; Fiona Lobban

doi:10.2196/15878

Methodological Challenges in Web-Based Trials: Update and Insights From the Relatives Education and Coping Toolkit Trial

JMIR Ment Health. 2020 Jul 17;7(7):e15878. doi: 10.2196/15878.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Health Research, Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
² Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trials Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
³ Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
⁵ Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 32497018
PMCID: PMC7395253
DOI: 10.2196/15878

Abstract

RR2-10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016965.

Keywords: carers; internet; mental health; methods; randomized controlled trial; relatives; research design; web.

©Heather Robinson, Duncan Appelbe, Susanna Dodd, Susan Flowers, Sonia Johnson, Steven H Jones, Céu Mateus, Barbara Mezes, Elizabeth Murray, Naomi Rainford, Anna Rosala-Hallas, Andrew Walker, Paula Williamson, Fiona Lobban. Originally published in JMIR Mental Health (http://mental.jmir.org), 17.07.2020.