University of Bristol Medical School Short Course: Optimising Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials (Online)

This course aims to provide an introduction to the challenges of recruiting patients to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and strategies that could be employed to address these. Particular emphasis will be placed on how to introduce and explain RCTs to potential participants to optimise informed consent and reduce missed opportunities for recruitment. Examples will be drawn primarily from trials set in secondary care hospital settings that span a range of medical specialities.

Date: 19th April 2023

Location: Online

Pre-requisites: It would be advantageous if course attendees have some knowledge and understanding of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The course does not go into detail about the design/conduct of RCTs, and therefore individuals unfamiliar with this study design may consider first attending the Designing and Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trials short course. Experience of having worked on an RCT would be particularly beneficial, although not essential.

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