From: Developing a placebo-controlled trial in surgery: Issues of design, acceptability and feasibility
Study component | Number who participated |
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Focus groups with health professionals: | Â |
• two surgeon focus groups at the 2005 British Orthopaedic Association meeting | 16 surgeons |
• one regional surgeon focus group | 25 surgeons |
• plenary discussion at the 2005 British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists meeting | 130 anaesthetists |
• detailed focus group at the 2005 British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists meeting | 8 anaesthetists |
• two regional focus groups with anaesthetists | 50 anaesthetists |
Focus group and interviews with people with osteoarthritis: | Â |
• two focus groups with members of the patient organisation Arthritis Care | 7 people |
• telephone interviews with patients on consultant waiting lists from two UK regional centres | 15 people |
Interviews with Chairs of UK MRECs: | Â |
• telephone interviews with MREC Chairs | 6 MREC Chairs |
Surveys of health professionals: | Â |
• postal survey of all members of the British Association of Surgeons of the Knee | 382 surgeons |
• postal survey of all members of the British Society of Orthopaedic Anaesthetists | 398 anaesthetists |