Fiss Alyssa LaForme, McCoy Sarah Westcott, Bartlett Doreen J, Chiarello Lisa Ann, Palisano Robert J, Stoskopf Barbara, Jeffries Lynn, Yocum Allison, Wood Audrey
Department of Physical Therapy, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2010 Winter;22(4):408-16. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181faeb11.
To highlight key considerations for planning and implementing multisite research based on experiences and reflections in conducting a large, international, multisite study.
Successes and challenges encountered throughout a multisite study process, and collective recommendations for future researchers are presented. Considerations addressed include creation of the research team and a "community of practice," study preparation and management time, approval by institutional review boards, training of future researchers, recruitment and retention of participants, and dissemination and translation of study materials to consumers.
Multisite research has the potential to create knowledge for pediatric physical therapy through collaboration among knowledgeable researchers and expert practitioners and by increasing the potential for generalization of findings. Effective planning, including anticipation of challenges, is critical to a successful study. Our collective experiences may assist practitioners and researchers in planning, implementing, and completing future multisite studies.
基于开展一项大型国际多中心研究的经验与思考，突出多中心研究规划与实施的关键考量因素。
介绍了多中心研究过程中遇到的成功经验与挑战，并为未来的研究人员提供了集体建议。涉及的考量因素包括研究团队和“实践社区”的创建、研究准备和管理时间、机构审查委员会的批准、未来研究人员的培训、参与者的招募与保留，以及研究材料向消费者的传播与翻译。
多中心研究有潜力通过知识渊博的研究人员与专家从业者之间的合作，以及增加研究结果的推广可能性，为儿科物理治疗创造知识。有效的规划，包括对挑战的预期，对成功开展研究至关重要。我们的集体经验可能有助于从业者和研究人员规划、实施并完成未来的多中心研究。
