Optimising Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials

This course aims to provide an introduction to the challenges of recruiting people to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and strategies to address these. The course draws on evidence generated by the QuinteT research programme, which specialises in optimising recruitment to RCTs based on research conducted in over 70 trials to date. Course content and examples will be drawn primarily from trials set in secondary care hospital settings that span a range of medical specialities. This course aims to equip attendees with insight into the common sources of recruitment difficulty in RCTs and ways of mitigating or overcoming these.

“Felt it was a very comfortable, friendly atmosphere within the group. Extremely informative and well organised into manageable sections.” – Course feedback, June 2025

Our online courses are delivered by topic specialists within the Bristol Medical School and provide continued access to online learning materials and recordings for a further 5 months after the course.

Visit our website for more information and to find out about available discounts: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/medical-school-short-courses/