Lessons learned on recruitment and retention in hard-to-reach families in a phase III randomised controlled trial of preparatory information for children undergoing general anaesthesia

• Main Authors: C. Huntington (Author), J. Timothy Newton (Author), N. Donaldson (Author), C. Liossi (Author), P. A. Reynolds (Author), R. Alharatani (Author), M. T. Hosey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recruitment and retention are documented as two of the most difficult elements of conducting clinical trials. These issues are even more challenging in paediatric trials, particularly when the families being recruited and retained are deemed 'hard to reach'. Methods Thr...