Improving the recruitment activity of clinicians in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

B Fletcher, A Gheorghe, D Moore, S Wilson… - BMJ open, 2012 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Poor recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is a widespread
problem. Provision of interventions aimed at supporting or incentivising clinicians may …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for increasing recruitment to randomised controlled trials: systematic review

PHY Caldwell, S Hamilton, A Tan, JC Craig - PLoS medicine, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Recruitment of participants into randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is critical for
successful trial conduct. Although there have been two previous systematic reviews on …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing recruitment to randomised trials: a review of randomised controlled trials

JM Watson, DJ Torgerson - BMC medical research methodology, 2006 - Springer
Background Poor recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is a widespread and
important problem. With poor recruitment being such an important issue with respect to the …

Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials

S Treweek, M Pitkethly, J Cook… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Recruiting participants to trials can be extremely difficult. Identifying strategies
that improve trial recruitment would benefit both trialists and health research. Objectives To …

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

AM McDonald, RC Knight, MK Campbell, VA Entwistle… - Trials, 2006 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring reasons for recruitment failure in clinical trials: a qualitative study with clinical trial stakeholders in Switzerland, Germany, and Canada

M Briel, BS Elger, S McLennan, S Schandelmaier… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Poor participant recruitment is the most frequent reason for premature
discontinuation of randomized clinical trials (RCTs), particularly if they are investigator …

Factors that impact on recruitment to randomised trials in health care: a qualitative evidence synthesis

C Houghton, M Dowling, P Meskell… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Randomised trials (also referred to as 'randomised controlled trials' or 'trials')
are the optimal way to minimise bias in evaluating the effects of competing treatments …

[HTML][HTML] Clear obstacles and hidden challenges: understanding recruiter perspectives in six pragmatic randomised controlled trials

JL Donovan, S Paramasivan, I de Salis, M Toerien - Trials, 2014 - Springer
Background Recruitment of sufficient participants in an efficient manner is still widely
acknowledged to be a major challenge to the mounting and completion of randomised …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic techniques for assisting recruitment to trials (START): study protocol for embedded, randomized controlled trials

J Rick, J Graffy, P Knapp, N Small, DJ Collier… - Trials, 2014 - Springer
Background Randomized controlled trials play a central role in evidence-based practice, but
recruitment of participants, and retention of them once in the trial, is challenging. Moreover …

Methods to improve recruitment to randomised controlled trials: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

S Treweek, P Lockhart, M Pitkethly, JA Cook… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
This review is an abridged version of a Cochrane Review previously published in the
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 4, Art. No.: MR000013 DOI …