Title |
Reflecting on the methodological challenges of recruiting to a United Kingdom-wide, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial in gynaecology outpatient settings
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Published in |
Trials, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-389 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sylvia Dickson, Janet Logan, Suzanne Hagen, Diane Stark, Cathryn Glazener, Alison M McDonald, Gladys McPherson |
Abstract |
Successful recruitment of participants to any trial is central to its success. Trial results are routinely published, and recruitment is often cited to be slower and more difficult than anticipated. This article reflects on the methodological challenges of recruiting women with prolapse attending United Kingdom (UK) gynaecology outpatient clinics to a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) of physiotherapy, and the systems put in place in an attempt to address them. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 3 | 60% |
Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 158 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Unknown | 156 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 19 | 12% |
Researcher | 18 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 8% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 7% |
Unspecified | 9 | 6% |
Other | 32 | 20% |
Unknown | 56 | 35% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 20% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 18% |
Unspecified | 9 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 4% |
Psychology | 6 | 4% |
Other | 13 | 8% |
Unknown | 63 | 40% |