An optimised patient information sheet did not significantly increase recruitment or retention in a falls prevention study: an embedded randomised recruitment trial
Sarah Cockayne; Caroline Fairhurst; Joy Adamson; Catherine Hewitt; Robin Hull; Kate Hicks; A.-M. Keenan; Sarah E Lamb · 2017 · Trials
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials are generally regarded as the 'gold standard' experimental design to determine the effectiveness of an intervention. Unfortunately, many trials either fail to recruit sufficient numbers of participants, or recruitment takes longer than anticipated. The current embedded trial evaluates the effectiveness of optimised patient information sheets on recruitment of participants in a falls prevention trial. METHODS: A three-arm, embedded randomised methodology trial was conducted within the National Institute for Health Research-funded REducing Falls with ORth
Abstract by Sarah Cockayne; Caroline Fairhurst; Joy Adamson; Catherine Hewitt; Robin Hull; Kate Hicks; A.-M. Keenan; Sarah E Lamb, Trials (2017) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-1797-7