Success and failure factors of patient recruitment for industry-sponsored clinical trials and the role of the electronic health records—a qualitative interview study in the Nordic countries

Table 1 Participants’ professional background and clinical trials experience

Participant characteristics	N = 21
Country
Finland	7
Sweden	5
Denmark	5
Norway	4
Position in the company
Clinical Study Management	6
Clinical Operations	6
Clinical Site Management	4
Feasibility and Recruitment Management	5
Gender
Female	17
Male	4
Company type
Pharmaceutical company	17
CRO	4
Served current employer
0–5 years	6
6–10 years	7
11–20 years	6
> 20 years	2
History with clinical trials
< 10 years	2
10–20 years	9
> 20 years	10

ISSN: 1745-6215