Embedding qualitative research in randomised controlled trials to improve recruitment: findings from two recruitment optimisation studies of orthopaedic surgical trials

Embedding qualitative research in randomised controlled trials to improve recruitment: findings from two recruitment optimisation studies of orthopaedic surgical trials

Abstract Background Recruitment of patients is one of the main challenges when designing and conducting randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Trials of rare injuries or those that include surgical interventions pose added challenges due to the small number of potentially eligible patients and issues...

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Main Authors: Arabella Scantlebury, Catriona McDaid, Stephen Brealey, Elizabeth Cook, Hemant Sharma, Arun Ranganathan, Joy Adamson, on behalf of the ACTIVE and PRESTO study teams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Process evaluation
Recruitment
Retention
Randomised controlled trial
Orthopaedic
Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05420-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05420-4

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