Providing multimedia information to children and young people increases recruitment to trials: pre-planned meta-analysis of SWATs

Abstract Background Randomised controlled trials are often beset by problems with poor recruitment and retention. Information to support decisions on trial participation is usually provided as printed participant information sheets (PIS), which are often long, technical, and unappealing. Multimedia...

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Main Authors: Peter Knapp, Thirimon Moe-Byrne, Jacqueline Martin-Kerry, Rebecca Sheridan, Jenny Roche, Elizabeth Coleman, Peter Bower, Steven Higgins, Catherine Stones, Jonathan Graffy, Jenny Preston, Carrol Gamble, Bridget Young, Daniel Perry, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, Mohamed Abbas, Payal Khandelwal, Siobhan Ludden, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Emma McConnell, Nicky Mandall, Anna Lawson, Chris A. Rogers, Helena J. M. Smartt, Rachael Heys, Simon R. Stones, Danielle Horton Taylor, Sophie Ainsworth, Jenny Ainsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02936-1