Equipoise across the patient population: optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial

Equipoise across the patient population: optimising recruitment to a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background This paper proposes a novel perspective on the value of qualitative research for improving trial design and optimising recruitment. We report findings from a qualitative study set within the OPEN trial, a surgical randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing two interventions for...

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Main Authors: Paul Whybrow, Robert Pickard, Susan Hrisos, Tim Rapley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Trials
Recruitment
Qualitative
Multicentre
Trial design
Surgical trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-016-1711-8

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