Background
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1 | How can randomised trials become part of routine care and best utilise current clinical care pathways? |
2 | What information should trialists communicate to members of the public who are being invited to take part in a randomised trial in order to improve recruitment to the trial? |
3 | Does patient/public involvement in planning a randomised trial improve recruitment? |
4 | What are the best approaches for designing and delivering information to members of the public who are invited to take part in a randomised trial? |
5 | What are the barriers and enablers for clinicians/healthcare professionals in helping conduct randomised trials? |
6 | What are the key motivators influencing members of the public’s decisions to take part in a randomised trial? |
7 | What are the best approaches to ensure inclusion and participation of under-represented or vulnerable groups in randomised trials? |
8 | What are the best ways to predict recruitment rates to a randomised trial and what impact do such predictions have on recruitment? |
9 | What are the best approaches to optimise the informed consent process when recruiting participants to randomised trials? |
10 | What are the advantages and disadvantages to using technology during the recruitment process? |
What is the value of qualitative methods in trial recruitment research?
How can questions be answered by qualitative methods?
Interviews and focus groups
Observation, audio recording, and documentary analysis
Qualitative evidence synthesis
Conclusions: where do we go from here?
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Qualitative research needs to be integral, and not considered an optional add-on.
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There needs to be a common language supporting communication between trialists and researchers.
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The potential positive impact of qualitative research in trial recruitment and other trial methodology research needs to be rigorously researched, articulated, and disseminated.