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. 2019 Feb;106:108–120. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.10.004

Table 2.

Numbers and proportions of eligible and approached patients randomized in the preintervention period (before the first QRI action) and postintervention period, shown for all trials combined and each individual trial

Number of E&A patients (N) Number of randomized patients (n) Proportion of E&A patients randomized (n/N)
All RCTs combined
 Preintervention period 783 307 39.2%
 Postintervention period 1,160 582 50.2%
 Period following:
 1-2 QRI actions 518 246 47.5%
 3-4 QRI actions 237 117 49.4%
 5+ QRI actions 405 219 54.1%
RCT 1
 Preintervention period 40 5 12.5%
 Postintervention period 304 119 39.1%
 Period following:
 1-2 QRI actions 120 47 39.2%
 3-4 QRI actions 61 24 39.3%
 5+ QRI actions 123 48 39.0%
RCT 2
 Preintervention period 55 22 40.0%
 Postintervention period 19 10 52.6%
 Period following:
 1-2 QRI actions 13 8 61.5%
 3-4 QRI actions 6 2 33.3%
 5+ QRI actions - - -
RCT 3
 Preintervention period 382 164 42.9%
 Postintervention period 363 186 51.2%
 Period following:
 1-2 QRI actions 260 127 48.8%
 3-4 QRI actions 103 59 57.3%
 5+ QRI actions - - -
RCT 4
 Preintervention period 230 80 34.8%
 Postintervention period 396 232 58.6%
 Period following:
 1-2 QRI actions 49 29 59.2%
 3-4 QRI actions 65 32 49.2%
 5+ QRI actions 282 171 60.6%
RCT 5
 Preintervention period 76 36 47.4%
 Postintervention period 78 35 44.9%
 Period following:
 1-2 QRI actions 76 35 46.1%
 3-4 QRI actions 2 0 0%
 5+ QRI actions - - -

Abbreviations: E&A, eligible and approached; RCT, Randomized controlled trial; QRI, QuinteT Recruitment Intervention.