Table 2.
Patient and surgeon treatment preferences for different patient groups
| Surgeon preferences, n (%) | Patient preferences, n (%) | Agreed treatment, n (%) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient group | Total n | Quest1 | Surgery | Not surgery | Uncertain | Missing | Quest1 | Surgery | Not surgery | No preference | Missing | Quest1 | Surgery | Not surgery | Missing |
| Excluded (total) | 687 | a | 232 (34%) | 384 (56%) | – | 71 (10%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Excluded based on lack of equipoise | 117 | a | 41 (35%) | 58 (50%) | – | 18 (15%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Non-consenting | 313 | b | 66 (21%) | 105 (34%) | 118 (38%) | 24 (8%) | c | 55 (18%) | 226 (72%) | 23 (7%) | 9 (3%) | d | 60 (19%) | 242 (77%) | 11 (4%) |
| Randomised | 250 | – | – | – | – | – | e | 72 (29%) | 60 (24%) | 115 (46%) | 3 (1%) | f | 125 (50%) | 125 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
| Followed up at 2 years | 218 | – | – | – | – | – | g | 86 (39%) | 70 (32%) | 54 (25%) | 8 (4%) | – | – | – | – |
1Key to wording of questions on Case Report Forms (CRFs):
a ‘What treatment would you advise for this patient?’ (Eligibility CRF)
b ‘Which treatment do you as the clinician advise the patient to have?’ (Consent Status CRF)
c ‘Does the patient express any treatment preference?’ (Consent Status CRF)
d ‘What is the agreed treatment for this patient?’ (Consent Status CRF)
e ‘In consenting for this trial, you have accepted that whether you get surgery or no surgery is left to chance. However, we would like to know if you had a preference before you agreed to this?’ (Baseline CRF)
f Agreed treatment as per randomisation
g ‘Based upon your experiences of the treatment that you received as part of this trial, if you injured your shoulder today to the same extent as you did 2 years ago, which treatment would you prefer?’ (2-year Follow-up Patient CRF)