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Table 2 Outcomes

From: Evaluation of the effects of an offer of a monetary incentive on the rate of questionnaire return during follow-up of a clinical trial: a randomised study within a trial

Outcome

First mailout (n = 503)

Reminder (n = 515)

Effect measure (95 % CI)

n

%

n

%

Primary outcome

     

Questionnaire returned

 Postal

 Online

373

 306

 67

(74.2)

 (82.0)

 (18.0)

370

 285

 85

(71.8)

 (77.0)

 (23.0)

RRa 1.03 (0.96 to 1.11)

Secondary outcomes

     

Questionnaire returned without chasing by study team

 Postal

 Online

259

 207

 52

(51.5)

 (79.9)

 (20.1)

217

 161

 56

(42.1)

 (74.2)

 (25.8)

RRa 1.22 (1.07 to 1.39)

Total cost of vouchers, £

3790

 

1530

 

MD 4.56 (4.02 to 5.11)

Cost of vouchers per participant, £ – mean {SD}

7.53

{4.31}

2.97

{4.57}

 
  1. aAdjusted for centre
  2. SD standard deviation, RR risk ratio, MD mean difference
  3. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise