Table 1.

Reasons for Nonparticipation in Clinical Trials

Reason	Listed As One Reason (%)	Listed As Most Important Reason (%)*
Possible side effects	50	20
Concern about random assignment	44	18
Cost/no insurance	28	12
Overwhelmed	32	12
Time	32	12
Physician recommended not participating	5	5
Other (surgical biopsy, moving, uncertainty of study treatment effect)	9	8

NOTE. Patients who were offered trial participation but chose not to participate (n = 120) were asked to select or write in reasons for their decision. Percentage of patients selecting specific reasons contributing to decision to decline trial participation is listed.

^*Not all patients indicated most important reason.