Table 2.

Reasons for declining trial.

Reason for Declining Participation	Number
Things are going well/does not see benefit	5
Not comfortable with end of study biopsy	3
Concerned about experimental drug, anti-drugs, placebo	2
Does not want to discontinue green tea supplements or not limit green tea drinking	2
Does not have time to commit/long duration of study	8
Distance (e.g., 2 patients live far away and cannot drive)	4
Currently seeing too many doctors, too many appointments	2
Illness (Parkinson’s disease; gastrointestinal issues; cirrhosis; thyroid and kidney disease; wife in hospice, cancer)	7
Not interested (looked over protocol and no interest)	5
No specific reason	16
Participated in another trial	1
Total	54