Development of a framework to improve the process of recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs): the SEAR (Screened, Eligible, Approached, Randomised) framework

Development of a framework to improve the process of recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs): the SEAR (Screened, Eligible, Approached, Randomised) framework

Abstract Background Research has shown that recruitment to trials is a process that stretches from identifying potentially eligible patients, through eligibility assessment, to obtaining informed consent. The length and complexity of this pathway means that many patients do not have the opportunity...

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Main Authors: Caroline Wilson, Leila Rooshenas, Sangeetha Paramasivan, Daisy Elliott, Marcus Jepson, Sean Strong, Alison Birtle, David J. Beard, Alison Halliday, Freddie C. Hamdy, Rebecca Lewis, Chris Metcalfe, Chris A. Rogers, Robert C. Stein, Jane M. Blazeby, Jenny L. Donovan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Recruitment
Randomised controlled trials
Screening
Screening logs
Eligibility assessment
Non-participation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2413-6

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