Participant recruitment and retention in longitudinal preconception randomized trials: lessons learnt from the Calcium And Pre-eclampsia (CAP) trial

Participant recruitment and retention in longitudinal preconception randomized trials: lessons learnt from the Calcium And Pre-eclampsia (CAP) trial

Abstract Background The preconception period has the potential to influence pregnancy outcomes and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to evaluate a variety of potentially beneficial preconception interventions. However, RCTs commencing before pregnancy have significant participant recrui...

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Main Authors: Theresa A. Lawrie, Ana Pilar Betrán, Mandisa Singata-Madliki, Alvaro Ciganda, G. Justus Hofmeyr, José M. Belizán, Tina Dannemann Purnat, Sarah Manyame, Catherine Parker, Gabriela Cormick, on behalf of the Calcium and Pre-eclampsia Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Calcium
Pre-eclampsia
Preconception
Recruitment
Retention
Randomized
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2220-0

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