Table 4 How factors affected recruitment

Funding body:

0.182^a,b

UK Medical Research Council (MRC)

25 (61)

16 (39)

UK Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

14 (45)

17 (55)

Both

1 (100)

0 (0)

Setting:

0.970^a

Hospital

16 (55)

13 (45)

General practice

6 (50)

6 (50)

Mixed

10 (59)

7 (41)

Community

8 (53)

7 (47)

Clinical area:

Cancer

3 (75)

1 (25)

Mental health (including neurosciences/psychiatry/psychology)

8 (62)

5 (39)

Orthopedics/rheumatology (including back pain)

1 (100)

0 (0)

Obstetrics and gynecology

1 (50)

1 (50)

Primary care

3 (23)

10 (77)

Cardiology

1 (25)

3 (75)

Incontinence/urology

3 (100)

0 (0)

HIV/AIDS

3 (75)

1 (25)

Other

17 (59)

12 (41)

Number of centers:

≤16

17 (57)

13 (43)

>16

17 (57)

13 (43)

Missing

6

7