. 2019 Nov 1;20:620. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3649-0

Table 2.

Reasons for non-enrolment to the trial

Reason	Frequency
Not eligible	198
Patient not approached	109
Clinical decision	41
Patient did not attend appointment/uncontactable	26
Unknown	42
Patient approached	292
Patient preference	251
Patient preference for RBL	128
Patient preference for HAL	70
Patient did not want any intervention or treatment	39
Patient preference for other surgery	5
Patient preference for immediate treatment	3
Patient preference related to general anaesthetic	6
Patient unsure or declined (no further reason given)	29
Other reason	12
Total	599

Adapted with permission from Brown et al. 2016 [27]. HAL haemorrhoidal artery ligation, RBL rubber band ligation

Bold text represents the higher-level reason for non-recruitment, with the detailed breakdown provided by the non-bold text