Table 4 Trial recruitment details and primary recruitment efficiency outcomes (randomisation rate, recruitment rate and dropout) for included stroke rehabilitation RCTs
|  |  | RCTs | Median (Mdn) | IQR | Q1 | Q3 | Min–max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trial recruitment details | Participants screened | 321 | 126 | 296 | 52 | 348 | 8–4909 |
Participants randomised | 512 | 34 | 38.75 | 21.25 | 60 | 4–1209 | |
Recruitment Duration (months) | 305 | 18 | 19.5 | 10 | 29.5 | 1–152 | |
Number of recruitment sites | 363 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1–71 | |
Recruitment efficiency | Randomisation rate | 321 | 34% | 47% | 14% | 61% | 2–100% |
Recruitment rate | 242 | 1.5 | 2.51 | 0.71 | 3.22 | 0.08–40 | |
Dropout | 414 | 6% | 13% | 0% | 13% | 0–83% |