The Hawthorne Effect: a randomised, controlled trial
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- 3 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Vol. 7 (1), 30
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-7-30
Abstract
The 'Hawthorne Effect' may be an important factor affecting the generalisability of clinical research to routine practice, but has been little studied. Hawthorne Effects have been reported in previous clinical trials in dementia but to our knowledge, no attempt has been made to quantify them. Our aim was to compare minimal follow-up to intensive follow-up in participants in a placebo controlled trial of Ginkgo biloba for treating mild-moderate dementia.Keywords
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