Barriers to recruitment to an orthopaedic randomized controlled trial comparing two surgical procedures for ankle arthritis: a qualitative study

Aims: A multicentre, randomized, clinician-led, pragmatic, parallel-group orthopaedic trial of two surgical procedures was set up to obtain high-quality evidence of effectiveness. However, the trial faced recruitment challenges and struggled to maintain recruitment rates over 30%, although this is n...

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Main Authors: Alba X. Realpe, James Blackstone, Damian R. Griffin, Andrew J. F. Bing, Michael Karski, Stephen A. Milner, Malik Siddique, Andrew Goldberg, *On behalf of the UK TARVA Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2021-08-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
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Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.28.BJO-2021-0074.R1