Table 3 Results of survey amongst 33 participating GPs
From: Discontinuation of the PACE Plus trial: problems in patient recruitment in general practice
GP opinions on why recruitment failed in the PACE Plus trial | Total number of comments (% of total comments) |
|---|---|
1. Patient factors: | 26 (32%) |
1.1 Patient had other expectations when seeking care for low back pain | 14 |
1.2 Patients were confident they could self-manage their low back pain | 7 |
1.3 Patient declined participation | 5 |
2. GP factors: | 39 (48%) |
2.1 Insufficient number of patients meeting criteria were seen in practice or spoken to on the telephone | 20 |
2.2 Lack of time or trial forgotten because of other tasks | 14 |
2.3 The trial had just started or had not yet started in the practice | 3 |
2.4 Not all employees of the practice were sufficiently informed about the trial | 2 |
3. Research factors: | 16 (20%) |
3.1 Medication distribution procedure too complicated | 7 |
3.2 Research question and design irrelevant for clinical practice | 4 |
3.3 Inclusion and exclusion criteria too restrictive | 2 |
3.4 Research logistics disturb usual clinical care | 2 |
3.5 Problems in communication with research department | 1 |
Total number of comments from 33 GPs: | 81 (100%) |