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

BACKGROUND: 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 the timescale and funding originally envisaged. The aim...

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Main Authors: McDonald, A, Knight, R, Campbell, M, Entwistle, V, Grant, A, Cook, J, Elbourne, DR, Francis, D, Garcia, J, Roberts, I, Snowdon, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006