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Table 7 HAND-1 recruitment figures for all centres

From: Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI)

Centre/month

No. screened

No. eligible/approached

No. randomised

Conversion rate (approached/randomised)

Centre 1

 Dec 2015/Jan 2016

12

7

1

14%

 Feb–Apr 2016

27

17

14

82%

 May–July 2016

35

23

13

56%

 Aug/Sept 2016

26

16

8

50%

Centre 2

 Dec 2015/Jan 2016

7

4

2

50%

 Feb–Apr 2016

21

11

1

9%

 May–July 2016

65

27

5

18%

 Aug/Sept 2016

26

9

4

44%

Centre 3

 Dec 2015/Jan 2016

8

6

3

50%

 Feb–Apr 2016

20

15

7

46%

 May–July 2016

13

8

6

75%

 Aug–Sept 2016

14

11

6

54%

  1. Key dates of QRI feedback:
  2. Centre 1:
  3. • 28 February 2016—Full QRI report received by lead recruiter (surgeon C) in centre 1
  4. • 10 May 2016—Site-specific feedback/training visit to centre 1
  5. • 18 May 2016—Individual and tailored written feedback to recruiters in centre 1
  6. Centre 2:
  7. • 11 May 2016—Site-specific feedback training visit to centre 2
  8. • 18 May 2016—Individual and tailored written feedback to lead recruiter (surgeon B) in centre 2
  9. • 01 August 2016—Individual and tailored written feedback to surgeon D in centre 2