Patient enrollment and logistical problems top the list of difficulties in clinical research: a cross-sectional survey

Cullati, Stéphane; Courvoisier, Delphine; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Haller, Guy Serge Antoine; Irion, Olivier; Agoritsas, Thomas; Rudaz, Sandrine; Perneger, Thomas

doi:10.1186/s12874-016-0151-1

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Patient enrollment and logistical problems top the list of difficulties in clinical research: a cross-sectional survey

ContributorsCullati, Stéphane

; Courvoisier, Delphine; Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Haller, Guy Serge Antoine; Irion, Olivier; Agoritsas, Thomas

; Rudaz, Sandrine; Perneger, Thomas

Published inBMC Medical research methodology, vol. 16, 9

Publication date2016

Abstract

Many medical research projects encounter difficulties. The objective of this study was to assess the self-reported frequency of difficulties encountered by medical researchers while conducting research and to identify factors associated with their occurrence.

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Epidémiologie clinique (115)

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CULLATI, Stéphane et al. Patient enrollment and logistical problems top the list of difficulties in clinical research: a cross-sectional survey. In: BMC Medical research methodology, 2016, vol. 16, p. 9. doi: 10.1186/s12874-016-0151-1

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PID : unige:90399
DOI : 10.1186/s12874-016-0151-1
PMID : 27145883

ISSN of the journal1471-2288

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Patient enrollment and logistical problems top the list of difficulties in clinical research: a cross-sectional survey

Many medical research projects encounter difficulties. The objective of this study was to assess the self-reported frequency of difficulties encountered by medical researchers while conducting research and to identify factors associated with their occurrence.

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