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Table 2 Enrollment patterns

From: Recruitment patterns in a large international randomized controlled trial of perioperative care in cancer patients

Group

Enrollment (patients/month ± SD)

p value

North American (36)

0.20 ± 0.18

0.023a

International (12)

0.59 ± 0.73

Public/mixed (19)

0.40 ± 0.56

0.03a

Private (29)

0.17 ± 0.14

Research personnel (40)

0.28 ± 0.42

0.63

No research personnel (8)

0.2 ± 0.16

Group

Time to start-up (months ± SD)

p value

North American (36)

19.5 ± 9.0

0.04a

International (12)

27.0 ± 19.5

Public/mixed (19)

23.4 ± 16.5

0.39

Private (29)

20.1 ± 9.4

Research personnel (40)

19.3 ± 9.6

0.03a

No research personnel (8)

30.3 ± 22.3

Group (n)

Time to first patient (months ± SD)

p value

North American (36)

8.7 ± 11.9

0.25

International (12)

4.5 ± 5.1

Public/mixed (19)

6.9 ± 15.0

0.7

Private (29)

8.1 ± 7.02

Research personnel (40)

8.0 ± 11.3

0.62

No research personnel (8)

5.9 ± 7.3

  1. Two-tailed non-paired t tests were used to test the statistical significance
  2. SD standard deviation
  3. aStatistical significance with alpha = 0.05