Practical considerations for estimating clinical trial accrual periods: application to a multi-center effectiveness study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adequate participant recruitment is vital to the conduct of a clinical trial. Projected recruitment rates are often over-estimated, and the time to recruit the target population (accrual period) is often under-estimated.</p> &l...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-03-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/5/11 |