Factors affecting patient participation in orthopaedic trials comparing surgery to non-surgical interventions
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the most robust research design to determine the effectiveness of interventions. RCTs comparing surgery to non-surgical alternatives are particularly difficult to perform, partly due to difficulties with recruitment. Low recruitment rate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-08-01
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Series: | Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865416300059 |