Patient experiences of participation in a radical thoracic surgical trial: findings from the Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery Trial 2 (MARS 2)

Table 1 Summary of interviews

Study number	Study arm	Interview 1 post-randomisation	Interview 2 post-surgery	Interview 3 6 months’ post-randomisation	Interview 4 12 months’ post-randomisation
1	Surgery	Yes	Yes	No (died)	NA
2	Surgery	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (no reply to contact)
3	Surgery	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (died)
4	Surgery	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Chemotherapy	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes
6	Surgery	Yes	No (died)	NA	NA
7	Surgery	Yes	Yes	No (no reply to contact)	No (died)
8	Surgery	Yes	Yes	No (withdrew)	No (died)
9	Chemotherapy	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes
10	Chemotherapy	Yes	NA	Yes	No (died)
11	Surgery	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Chemotherapy	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes
13	Chemotherapy	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes
14	Surgery	Yes	Yes	Yes	No (withdrew)
15	Chemotherapy	Yes	NA	Yes	Yes

ISSN: 1745-6215