Text Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Andrew Brown, Ph.D.

Dr. Brown conducts “research on research” through qualitative and quantitative research summaries, characterizing reporting practices that may contribute to scientific misinformation, and evaluating methodological and statistical choices that may result in ambiguous or misinterpreted results. Such efforts are applied through post-publication review activities, in which the team identifies and corrects errors in published literature, as well as creating tutorial and instructive articles to encourage stronger research practices going forward. Formally trained in nutrition, biochemistry, and statistics, Dr. Brown has conducted research using simulation, in vitro, ex vivo, animal, observational, and intervention models. He has received local, regional, and national awards and spoken internationally about integrity in research and science communication, particularly with respect to nutrition and obesity.

Dr. Brown is a Fellow of The Obesity Society and has served in leadership roles with the American Society for Nutrition, The Obesity Society, and the American Public Health Association. His work has been funded through various stakeholders, including Alliance for Potato Research & Education, American Egg Board, Center for Open Science, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Hass Avocado Board, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Sloan Foundation, and multiple NIH institutes (NHLBI, NIA, NIDDK, NIGMS, and NLM).

Some References and Resources

CONSORT 2010 statement: extension to randomised pilot and feasibility trials
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27965879/

Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-020-00634-w

The Distinctive Features of a Feasibility Study: Objectives and Guiding Questions
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1539449215578649

Pilot Studies: Common Uses and Misuses
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/grants/pilot-studies-common-uses-and-misuses

Uses and Misuses of Pilot Studies
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/research/blog/uses-and-misuses-of-pilot-studies

Consolidated guidance for behavioral intervention pilot and feasibility studies
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/consolidated-guidance-for-behavioral-intervention-pilot-and-feasi

Pilot and feasibility studies: is there a difference from each other and from a randomised controlled trial?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24735841/

Defining Feasibility and Pilot Studies in Preparation for Randomised Controlled Trials: Development of a Conceptual Framework
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4792418/

Introduction to pilot and feasibility studies
https://pilotandfeasibilitystudies.qmul.ac.uk/introduction/

Video Lecture

Lecture Slides

Pilot and Feasibility 2024.pdf