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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Main Authors: Brady Kathleen T, Sonne Susan C, Carter Rickey E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/5/11