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Table 3 Breakdown of research setting and whether RCT was feasible or not feasible for studies with known outcomes

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

Research Setting

Total

(N = 160)

n (% of total)

RCT feasible (n = 133)

n (% of setting)

RCT not feasible (n = 27)

n (% of setting)

Community

3 (2)

2 (67)

1 (33)

GP practices

15 (9)

11 (73)

4 (27)

Home

1 (1)

1 (100)

0 (0)

Hospitals

80 (50)

69 (86)

11 (14)

Internet

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Not specified

14 (9)

13 (93)

1 (7)

Other

37 (23)

30 (81)

7 (19)

Schools

10 (6)

7 (70)

3 (30)