Enhancing communication, informed consent and recruitment in a paediatric urgent care surgical trial: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Recruiting patients to paediatric trials can be challenging, especially in trials that compare markedly different management pathways and are conducted in acute settings. We aimed to enhance informed consent and recruitment in the CONTRACT trial (CONservative TReatment of Appendi...

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Main Authors: Frances C. Sherratt, Lucy Beasant, Esther M. Crawley, Nigel J. Hall, Bridget Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02040-w