Barriers to recruitment when conducting a commissioned randomised controlled trial of medication versus psychological therapy for generalised anxiety disorder: some lessons learned

ConclusionsOur findings suggest that poor recruitment to RCTs can be significantly affected by participants ’ treatment preferences and by factors influencing the recruiting clinicians. It may also be important not to include too many restrictions on inclusion criteria for pragmatic trials aiming for generalisable results.Trial registrationISCRTN14845583. Registration date: 5 February 2015.
Source: Trials - Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials