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Barriers To Participation In A Randomized Controlled Trial Of, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof
Barriers To Participation In A Randomized Controlled Trial Of, Siew Yim Loh Assoc Prof
Siew Yim Loh
range from patient-related, through institutional-related to staff-related factors. This paper highlights the low response rate and the recruitment barriers faced in our Qigong exercises trial. Materials and Method: The Qigong trial is a three-arm trial with a priori power size of 114 patients for 80% power. The University Malaya Medical Centre database showed a total of 1,933 patients from 2006-2010 and 751 patients met our inclusion criteria. These patients were approached via telephone interview. 131 out of 197 patients attended the trial and the final response rate was 48% (n=95/197). Results: Multiple barriers were identified, and were regrouped as patientrelated, …