A randomised Study Within a Trial (SWAT) to determine if participant information leaflet design affects recruitment rate into an interventional trial taking place in a UK emergency department
Improving the readability and visual presentation of the participant information sheet provided to participants had no effect on recruitment rate, and did not appear to impact decision-making of recruited participants.
Authors
- Rachelle Sherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6559-5960)
- Apostolos Fakis
- Graham Johnson
- Adwoa Parker
- Andrew Tabner
Institutions
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trials
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09412-6
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council