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Methods | Method: Retrospective review of the medical records of patients meeting the histopathology criteria for inclusion in an RCT. Setting: Radiology institute in St. Louis, Missouri. 1974 ‐ 8. RCT: Trial of radiotherapy for lung cancer. | |
Data | Recruitment data: Clinicians' decision to invite or not invite individual patients to participate in the trial. (Dis)incentive data: Demographic factors. | |
Comparisons | Comparison of demographic and prognostic factors of patients invited to participate in the trial with those who were eligible for the trial but not invited. | |
Outcomes | The decision of the clinician to invite or not invite individual patients to participate in the trial. | |
Notes | Twelve radiotherapists were included in the study on recruitment . 77 patients met the criteria for entry into the trial of whom 44/77 (57%) were invited by their clinician to participate and 41/77 (53%) were recruited. |