Table 4.

Length of time between key events in the RCT process

	Stressbusters	Websites	Total
Number randomised	45	46	91
Number started intervention	41	42	83
Number of days from randomisation to intervention (mean (SD))	19.8 (14.4)	19.4 (14.1)	19.6 (14.2)
Number of days from intervention start to date completed (mean (SD))	54.6 (32.8)	49.9 (32.8)	52.2 (32.8)
Days from randomisation to 4-month questionnaire sent (mean (SD))	205.6 (32.8)	214.0 (33.9)	209.8 (33.4)
Days from intervention date to 4-month questionnaire sent (mean (SD))	190.1 (30.8)	196.2 (30.6)	193.2 (30.7)
Days from completion date to 4-month questionnaire sent (mean (SD))	134.1 (30.0)	145.1 (19.5)	139.8 (25.6)
4-month returned	25	30	55
Days from sent to return—4-month questionnaire (mean (SD))	14.9 (29.4)	5.1 (11.1)	9.6 (21.9)

RC, randomised controlled trial.