Number of recorded recruitment conversations | n = 61 |
Duration (range) | 11.5 min (3 min–1 h 29 min) |
Gender of patient participants | 15 women, 46 men |
Face-to-face consultations in clinic | n = 57 |
Telephone conversations | n = 4 |
Profession/role of recruiter(s) conducting recruitment conversation | |
 Surgeon | n = 23 |
 Research nurse or research assistant/technician | n = 15 |
 Surgical registrar | n = 3 |
 More than one member of research team working together (e.g. surgeon, consultant physician + research nurse or registrar + research nurse or surgeon + registrar) | n = 20 |
Number of recordings for each trial site | |
 Site 1 | n = 24 |
 Site 2 | n = 0 |
 Site 3 | n = 20 |
 Site 4 | n = 15 |
 Site 5 | n = 2 |