Abstract
Key points
There is no conclusive evidence about the safest and most effective way to treat children with sleep disordered breathing.
Some parents are reluctant for their child to be randomised into a trial where surgery could be delayed.
General Practitioners are willing to refer children to a trial for paediatric sleep disordered breathing.
Hospital doctors may not be in equipoise regarding the most effective way to treat children with sleep disordered breathing.
A partially randomised patient preference trial may be the best way to establish the most effective way to treat children with sleep disordered breathing.
There is no conclusive evidence about the safest and most effective way to treat children with sleep disordered breathing.
Some parents are reluctant for their child to be randomised into a trial where surgery could be delayed.
General Practitioners are willing to refer children to a trial for paediatric sleep disordered breathing.
Hospital doctors may not be in equipoise regarding the most effective way to treat children with sleep disordered breathing.
A partially randomised patient preference trial may be the best way to establish the most effective way to treat children with sleep disordered breathing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 254-257 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Otolaryngology |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 15 Nov 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Feb 2024 |