Factors associated with recruitment to randomised controlled trials in general practice: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are frequently unable to recruit sufficient numbers of participants. This affects the trial's ability to answer the proposed research question, wastes resources and can be unethical. RCTs within a general practice setting are increasingly common and similarly face recruitment challenges. The aim of the proposed review is to identify factors that are associated with recruitment rates to RCTs in a general practice setting. These results will be used in further research to predict recruitment to RCTs.

Methods/design

The electronic databases Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, NTIS and OpenGrey will be searched for relevant articles with no limit on the date of publication. BMC Trials will be manually searched

SUBMITTER: Moffat KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6511135 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature