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Table 4 Recruitment for the exploratory analgesic dietary intervention for chronic daily headache, May 2010

From: Low omega-6 vs. low omega-6 plus high omega-3 dietary intervention for Chronic Daily Headache: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial

 

N

Percent

Inquiries about study

183

 

   Potentials to be screened

59

32.2

   Screened

124

67.8

Eligible, but declined to participate

5

4.0

Ineligible at telephone screen

35

28.2

Headache characteristics

15

42.9

Medical/psychiatric problems

4

11.4

Logistic problems (time/distance)

11

31.4

Dietary Issues

2

5.7

Other/unknown

3

8.6

Scheduled for baseline consent

84

68.3

Ineligible at baseline consent

5

6.0

Eligible at baseline consent

79

94.0

Withdrew/ineligible before randomization

10

11.9

Withdrew after randomization

5

6.0

Awaiting baseline visit

18

14.5

Enrolled

46

37.9

Referral pattern

  

   Health professionals*

126

72.0

   Electronic advertisements

32

18.3

   Print advertisements

12

6.9

   Family/Friends

2

1.1

   Prior Study

3

1.7

   Unknown

8

 
  1. * Health professionals that referred patients to the study included neurologists, family physicians, and nurses.