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Writing a study protocol is important for developing a questionnaire:
A written protocol can contribute substantially to approval times especially for investigator-initiated studies. The protocol provides the scientific basis for the proposed research; it defines the study objectives, the population to be studied, the procedures to be followed, the evaluations to be performed and the plan for analysis; and lastly, it discusses the administrative aspects of the study such as safety management and regulatory issues.
The first step in writing a protocol is to decide on the appropriate study design to address the research question. Clinical research is either experimental or observational. Four protocol templates including one for each of the following types of design:
- Descriptive Research;
- Observational Research (cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies);
- Intervention Studies (clinical trials); and
- and Registry/Repositories.
So without a study protocol, a questionnaire can no developing.