“And Then He Got into the Wrong Group”: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Effects of Randomization in Recruitment to a Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are regarded as the most internally valid means of estimating the effectiveness of complex public health interventions, but the recruitment of participants can be difficult. The aim of this study was to explore factors that may have affected the recrui...

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Main Authors: Birthe Andrea Lehmann, Lara Lindert, Silke Ohlmeier, Lara Schlomann, Holger Pfaff, Kyung-Eun Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
rct
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/1886