An observational study showed that explaining randomization using gambling-related metaphors and computer-agency descriptions impeded RCT recruitment

To explore how the concept of randomisation is described by clinicians and understood by patients in randomised clinical trials (RCTs), and how it contributes to patient understanding and recruitment.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - March 2, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Marcus Jepson, Daisy Elliott, Carmel Conefrey, Julia Wade, Leila Rooshenas, Caroline Wilson, David Beard, Jane M. Blazeby, Alison Birtle, Alison Halliday, Rob Stein, Jenny L. Donovan, CSAW study group, Chemorad study group, POUT study group, ACST-2 study Source Type: research