Recruitment and retention interventions in surgical and wound care trials: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recruitment and retention to surgical trials has previously been reported to be problematic, resulting in research waste. Surgery often results in wounds, meaning these trials are likely to have similar populations. There is currently no systematic assessment of effective strategies for these populations and hence, systematic assessment of these was deemed to be of importance.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted. Studies were eligible if they were randomised controlled trials undertaken to test an intervention to improve recruitment or retention within a surgical or wound based host randomised controlled trial. MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ORRCA Database and the Northern Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research SWAT Repository Store were searched. T

SUBMITTER: Arundel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10358880 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature