Recruiting to surgical trials in the emergency setting: using a mixed methods study to understand clinician and patient perspectives.

Maureen TwiddyJacqueline BirtwistleAmanda EdmondsonJulie CroftKathryn GordonDavid MeadsDermot BurkeBen GriffithsAzmina RosePeter SagarDeborah StockenJulia M B BrownDeena P Harji

Published in: BJS open (2022)

This study identified specific challenges for the LaCeS trial design to address and adds significant insights to our understanding of recruiting to emergency surgical trials more broadly.

Keyphrases

public health
emergency department
healthcare
case report
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
randomized controlled trial