A centralised public information resource for randomised trials: a scoping study to explore desirability and feasibility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are currently several concerns about the ways in which people are recruited to participate in randomised controlled trials, the low acceptance rates among people invited to participate, and the experiences of trial participants. An information resource about on-going clinical trials designed for potential and current participants could help overcome some of these problems.

Methods

We carried out a scoping exercise to explore the desirability and feasibility of establishing such a resource. We sought the views of a range of people including people who were considering taking part in a trial, current trial participants, people who had been asked but refused to participate in a trial, consumer group representatives and researchers who design and conduct trials.

SUBMITTER: Langston AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1168894 | biostudies-literature | 2005 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature