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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Identifying important barriers to recruitment of patients in randomised clinical studies using a questionnaire for study personnel

Characteristics

n = 139

Age, year, mean (SD)

47 years (11 years)

Female n (%)

98 (71%)

Physicians, n (%)

72 (53%)

Nurses, n (%)

65 (47%)

Experience of clinical trials

 Very experienced*

13 (9%)

 Quite experienced**

34 (25%)

 Very inexperienced***

91 (66%)

Type of centre

 Acute stroke unit

115 (84%)

 Neurorehabilitation unit

14 (10%)

 Geriatric rehabilitation

8 (6%)

  1. *Very inexperienced, EFFECTS was their first trial
  2. **Quite experienced. Involvement in two or three studies during the past 5 years
  3. ***Very experienced. Involvement in five or more studies during the past 5 years or conducted their own research
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