Recruiters' perspectives and experiences of trial recruitment processes: a qualitative evidence synthesis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recruitment to randomised trials (RCTs) is often challenging. Reviews of interventions to improve recruitment have highlighted a paucity of effective interventions aimed at recruiters and the need for further research in this area. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of those involved in RCT recruitment can help to identify barriers and facilitators to recruitment, and subsequently inform future interventions to support recruitment. This protocol describes methods for a proposed qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) of recruiters' perspectives and experiences relating to RCT recruitment.

Methods and analysis

The proposed review will synthesise studies reporting clinical and non-clinical recruiters' perspectives and experiences of recruiting to RCTs. Th

SUBMITTER: Farrar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8543629 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature