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Table 1 Distribution of ISRCTN records by trial end date

From: Are some feasibility studies more feasible than others? A review of the outcomes of feasibility studies on the ISRCTN registry

Trial end date

Total sample (n = 1933)

n (%)

Reviewed sample (n = 625)

n (%)

Number RCT not feasible (n = 27)

n (%)

1993

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1994

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1995

1 (0.1)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1996

3 (0.2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1997

7 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

1998

5 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

1999

9 (0.5)

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

2000

9 (0.5)

3 (0.5)

0 (0)

2001

14 (0.7)

4 (0.6)

0 (0)

2002

14 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

0 (0)

2003

51 (2.6)

11 (1.8)

0 (0)

2004

50 (2.6)

14 (2.2)

0 (0)

2005

50 (2.6)

14 (2.2)

0 (0)

2006

86 (4.4)

19 (3.0)

0 (0)

2007

88 (4.6)

22 (3.5)

0 (0)

2008

64 (3.3)

21 (3.4)

0 (0)

2009

64 (3.3)

19 (3.0)

2 (7.4)

2010

88 (4.6)

20 (3.2)

1 (3.7)

2011

110 (5.7)

33 (5.3)

2 (7.4)

2012

131 (6.8)

32 (5.1)

1 (3.7)

2013

133 (6.9)

37 (5.9)

1 (3.7)

2014

169 (8.7)

52 (8.3)

7 (25.9)

2015

144 (7.4)

46 (7.4)

3 (11.1)

2016

161 (8.3)

61 (9.8)

3 (11.1)

2017

201 (10.4)

85 (13.6)

5 (18.5)

2018

210 (10.9)

97 (15.5)

2 (7.4)

2019

70 (3.6)

28 (4.5)

0 (0)