Disentangling pilot and proof-of-concept studies, examples from physical activity-focused interventions

15 Oct 2025
16:30
ADENAUER

Disentangling pilot and proof-of-concept studies, examples from physical activity-focused interventions

The behaviour change intervention literature is full of studies claiming to be pilot studies. However, the reality is that most of these of actually proof-of-concept studies. The problem is, most people do not appropriate training to be able to distinguish the difference between these two types of studies. This session will use physical activity-focused intervention development to demonstrate the differences between these concepts.