# The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-precis-2-tool-designing-trials-that-are-fit-for-purpose/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Kirsty Loudon,Shaun Treweek,Frank Sullivan,Peter T. Donnan,Kevin E. Thorpe,Merrick Zwarenstein |
| Citations | 1,862 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.h2147 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/350/bmj.h2147.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1931781407 |
| PMID | 25956159 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2015 |

## Paper authors

- [Kirsty Loudon](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kirsty-loudon/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj-2/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper topics

- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)

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