Family Practice Advance Access published online on September 13, 2007
Family Practice, doi:10.1093/fampra/cmm051
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Short report: How often do UK primary care trials face recruitment delays?
a National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester
b Department of Primary Care & General Practice, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
c Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Correspondence to Peter Bower, National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; Email: p.bower{at}manchester.ac.uk
Received 19 February 2007; Revised 21 June 2007; Accepted 9 July 2007.
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Recruitment to trials is often viewed as problematic but data are scarce. This study surveyed authors of published primary care trials to assess the scale of recruitment problems. Seventy trial authors were surveyed with a response rate of 56%. Less than one-third of trials recruited to their original timescale. Recruitment requiring GPs to gain patient consent was significantly associated with recruitment problems. The data may be useful in the wider drive to improve recruitment in primary care.
Keywords. Randomized controlled trails, recruitment.
Bower P, Wilson S and Mathers N. How often do UK primary care trials face recruitment delays? Family Practice 2007; Pages 1–3 of 3
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