A new simple six-step model to promote recruitment to RCTs was developed and successfully implemented

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 76, Issue , 2016, Pages 166-174

  Realpe, Alba ^a   Adams, Ann ^a   Wall, Peter ^a   Griffin, Damian ^a   Donovan, Jenny L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Femoroacetabular impingement; Hip impingement; Orthopedics; Qualitative research; Recruitment to randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIP DISEASE; HIP IMPINGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMORACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMORACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84962030281     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.02.002     Document Type: Article

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