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| Title |
What influences recruitment to randomised controlled trials? A review of trials funded by two UK funding agencies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trials, April 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-7-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alison M McDonald, Rosemary C Knight, Marion K Campbell, Vikki A Entwistle, Adrian M Grant, Jonathan A Cook, Diana R Elbourne, David Francis, Jo Garcia, Ian Roberts, Claire Snowdon |
| Abstract |
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 of this study was to explore factors that may have been associated with good and poor recruitment in a cohort of multicentre trials funded by two public bodies: the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 515 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 1% |
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 499 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 104 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 83 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 74 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 9% |
| Other | 33 | 6% |
| Other | 80 | 16% |
| Unknown | 95 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 189 | 37% |
| Psychology | 36 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 3% |
| Other | 93 | 18% |
| Unknown | 124 | 24% |