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Open Access
01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
The reform patient information sheet sub study - an embedded trial evaluating the enhancement of patient information sheets to improve recruitment
Authors:
Sarah Cockayne, Joy Adamson, Peter Bower, Belen Corbacho, Caroline Fairhurst, Lisa Farndon, Kate Hicks, Anne-Maree Keenan, Peter Knapp, Sally Lamb, Lorraine Loughrey, Caroline McIntosh, Hylton Menz, Anthony Redmond, Jo Rick, Sara Rodgers, Wesley Vernon, Jude Watson, David Torgerson
Published in:
Trials
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Special Issue 2/2015
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Excerpt
During recruitment, potential trial participants are usually given a written study patient information sheet (PIS). These are often long, complex and visually unappealing documents, which may have a negative impact on recruitment. Improving their readability by employing user testing, and their presentation by using graphic designers may improve patient understanding and aid recruitment. …