What influences recruitment to randomised controlled trials? A review of trials funded by two UK funding agencies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A commonly reported problem with the conduct of multicentre randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is that recruitment is often slower or more difficult than expected, with many trials failing to reach their planned sample size within t...

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Main Authors: Francis David, Elbourne Diana R, Cook Jonathan A, Grant Adrian M, Entwistle Vikki A, Campbell Marion K, Knight Rosemary C, McDonald Alison M, Garcia Jo, Roberts Ian, Snowdon Claire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/7/1/9