RCTs in general practice: consider the influence of patient expectation on your recruitment strategy
Journal Title: The Journal of Health Design - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Despite the focus on a common condition presenting frequently in general practice, our study failed to recruit the requisite numbers. The attrition rate was difficult to interpret. It is plausible that people presenting with warts to general practitioners have already decided that they need cryotherapy and are reluctant to consider alternative experimental treatments even though the evidenceforeffectivetreatmentwithcryotherapyispoor. Patient expectation and the perceived pressure to acquiesce to patient demands in primary care greatly affected the recruitment potential of this trial.
Authors and Affiliations
Moyez Jiwa, Epi Kanjo, Joceyln Dixon
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- DOI 10.21853/JHD.2016.10
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