Towards the development of a comprehensive framework: Qualitative systematic survey of definitions of clinical research quality

• Belinda von Niederhäusern ,

  * E-mail: belinda.vonniederhausern@usb.ch

  Affiliation Clinical Trial Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Stefan Schandelmaier,

  Affiliations Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Marie Mi Bonde,

  Affiliation Clinical Trial Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Nicole Brunner,

  Affiliation Clinical Trial Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Lars G. Hemkens,

  Affiliation Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Marielle Rutquist,

  Affiliation Clinical Trial Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Neera Bhatnagar,

  Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Gordon H. Guyatt,

  Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Christiane Pauli-Magnus ,

  ¶‡ CPM and MB are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliation Clinical Trial Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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• Matthias Briel

  ¶‡ CPM and MB are joint senior authors on this work.

  Affiliations Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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