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Keywords: feasibility, preliminary, study, experimental, scale

A preliminary study, generally of modest scale.

A small scale study carried out before the main one to check feasibility of data collection methods.

maths.qut.edu.au

A preliminary study with fewer subjects and/or simplified methods. Researchers conduct a pilot study to inform the design and conduct of a planned experiment

basisonline.org

A small first study using the same methods that a researcher wants to use for a larger study; the pilot study shows how well those methods work.

cstprogram.org

A smaller-scale study preceding a full-scale study, designed to aid in the design of the full study.

positscience.com

A smaller version of a study used to test the validity of experimental procedures and measures.

richmond.edu

A smaller version of a study is carried out before the actual investigation is done. Researchers use information gathered in pilot studies to refine or modify the research methodology for a study and to develop large-scale studies.

anewdayohio.org

a model of your full research study but on a smaller scale

childrens-mercy.org

a "practice run", a small scale study

people.uncw.edu

a preliminary (often "down and dirty") look at whether there is reason to study the question further

chiroweb.com

a small study conducted with the expectation that the experimental treatment will generate enough positive data to justify a Phase I study)

aamds.org

a small study without a control group, where again you follow patients from day one, as opposed to what we had done with the Kelley study where we were looking backwards

sawilsons.com

preliminary study to determine the feasibility of a larger study, test instrument, etc.

cdc.gov

A small study conducted in advance of a large one, to test the feasibility of the large study or various doses of the study drug

dcri.duke.edu

A trial study carried out before a research design is finalised in order to assist in defining the research question or to test the feasibility, reliability and validity of the proposed study design.

cirem.co.uk

Small-scale clinical trial designed primarily to evaluate the device and the study design before a multicenter trial is initiated

artimplant.se

Small study, used to find out whether a larger-scale version would be useful.

info.cancerresearchuk.org

an early, small-to moderate-sized study, also known as a Phase 2 study. A pilot study follows the Phase 1 study, or "safety study," and is designed to begin determining the effectiveness of the experimental treatment

nationalmssociety.org

Small pre-study before a clinical study.

q-med.com

A study which employs methods that are under evaluation for potential incorporation into the RMP.

sfei.org

Small study designed to test an idea or treatment prior to a larger clinical trial; also called feasibility study.

dfw-neuronetwork.com

The initial study examining a new method or treatment.

lchelp.org

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Keywords: questionnaire, interviewers, referral, dress, aspects

a dress referral of the full project, including the questionnaire, the interviewers, and all other aspects

csulb.edu

Keywords: cheaper, bigger, easier, bidding, crack

a smaller/cheaper/easier one you do to crack off, open the bidding, see what you find, before you do a bigger one, which you may or may not go on to do, depending on your results

badscience.net

Keywords: gis, prove, focused, test, idea

a first look to test an idea

clinicaltrials.mayo.edu

a focused test to prove the utility of GIS within a local government

archives.nysed.gov

Keywords: filtration, optimization, parameters, solutions, filter

a filter service to establish design parameters for a future filtration system or develop filter optimization solutions for an existing filtration process

awifilter.com

Keywords: rest, satisfied, starts, institution, portion

in the development of an information system, the institution of the new system in only one part of an organization; when that portion of the organization is satisfied with the system, the rest of the organization then starts using it

321site.com

Keywords: essential, step, first

an essential first step

cwu.edu