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Table 3 Summary statistics for non-categorical responses to questions in the 6-month post-recruitment review questionnaire. Sites used short, long, or both types of bespoke RESTART audit reports

From: Promoting Recruitment using Information Management Efficiently (PRIME): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised trial of a complex recruitment intervention embedded within the REstart or Stop Antithrombotics Randomised Trial

 

Valid number of site responses

Median

Interquartile range (IQR)

Minimum

Maximum

How far back did you run the reports? (years)

28 (93%)

3.0

2.1 to 3.9

0.5

6

The number of patients identified by the audit reports

 Short

20 (67%)

17.5

8.75 to 84.50

3

273

 Long

13 (43%)

26.0

16.5 to 96.0

2

787

 Both

8 (27%)

45.5

16.25 to 236.25

10

376

The number of eligible patients identified by the audit reports

 Short

20 (67%)

1.0

0 to 4.0

0

25

 Long

12 (40%)

0.5

0 to 2.5

0

15

 Both

6 (20%)

4.5

0 to 8.75

0

11

The percentage of patients who were actually eligible out of all those identified by the audit reports

 Short

19 (63%)

4.0%

0 to 22.2%

0

100%

 Long

12 (40%)

2.0%

0 to 9.8%

0

50%

 Both

6 (20%)

4.5%

0 to 27.1%

0

50%

The number of eligible patients that the site contacted for sites identifying at least one eligible patient

 Short

12 (40%)

0.5

0 to 2.75

0

15

 Long

5 (17%)

1.0

0 to 2.5

0

4

 Both

5 (17%)

5.0

0 to 8.0

0

10

The percentage of patients who were actually contacted out of all those eligible for sites identifying at least one eligible patient

 Short

12 (40%)

25%

0 to 100%

0

100%

 Long

5 (17%)

33.3%

0 to 100%

0

100%

 Both

5 (17%)

62.5%

16.7% to 95.5%

0

100%

The number of eligible patients responding for sites contacting at least one patient

 Short

9 (30%)

0

0 to 1.0

0

15

 Long

7 (23%)

0

0 to 0

0

2

 Both

5 (17%)

1.0

0 to 7.0

0

10

The percentage of patients responding out of all those contacted for sites contacting at least one patient

 Short

9 (30%)

0%

0 to 75%

0

100%

 Long

7 (23%)

0%

0 to 0%

0

50%

 Both

5 (17%)

66.7%

0 to 100%

0

100%