Increasing recruitment to randomised trials: a review of randomised controlled trials

Table 1 Summary of the recruitment strategies looked at by the included studies.

Area	Strategy	Reference
Trial Design	Open versus blind	5, 6
	Patient preference design	7
Type of recruitment personnel	Nurses versus doctors	8
	Trial Co-ordinator	10
Socio-cultural	Lay advocates	11
	Address barriers to minority recruitment	12
Strategies for contacting patients	Quantity of information given	9
	Mailing strategies	13
	Advance postcard	14
	With or without questionnaire	15
	Telephone reminder	16
Trial administration	Internet system versus paper	17
Incentives	Monetary incentive	18

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