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Table 5 Patient-reported outcomes and data collection methods

From: The use of healthcare systems data for RCTs

 

Up to 2019 [8]

2019–2022

Collecting PROs

204/216 (94%)

79/84 (94%)

PROs and HSD

100/102 (98%)a

48/52 (92%)a

Recording of PROs

 Primary collection methodb

  In-person

49 (49%)

26 (54%)

  Phone

24 (24%)

14 (29%)

  Text

2 (2%)

2 (4%)

  Video

2 (2%)

3 (6%)

  Post

51 (51%)

18 (38%)

  Web-based (Online)

22 (22%)

22 (46%)

  App

1 (1%)

2 (4%)

 Number of primary methods of PRO collection usedb

  1

48 (48%)

23 (48%)

  2

34 (34%)

14 (29%)

  3

9 (9%)

9 (19%)

  4

2 (2%)

1 (2%)

  5

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

  1. aPercentage of the total number of trials planning to use HSD
  2. bPercentage of the total number of trials planning to use both HSD and collect PROs