Recruitment patterns in a large international randomized controlled trial of perioperative care in cancer patients

Table 2 Enrollment patterns

Group	Enrollment (patients/month ± SD)	p value
North American (36)	0.20 ± 0.18	0.023^a
International (12)	0.59 ± 0.73	0.023^a
Public/mixed (19)	0.40 ± 0.56	0.03^a
Private (29)	0.17 ± 0.14	0.03^a
Research personnel (40)	0.28 ± 0.42	0.63
No research personnel (8)	0.2 ± 0.16	0.63
Group	Time to start-up (months ± SD)	p value
North American (36)	19.5 ± 9.0	0.04^a
International (12)	27.0 ± 19.5	0.04^a
Public/mixed (19)	23.4 ± 16.5	0.39
Private (29)	20.1 ± 9.4	0.39
Research personnel (40)	19.3 ± 9.6	0.03^a
No research personnel (8)	30.3 ± 22.3	0.03^a
Group (n)	Time to first patient (months ± SD)	p value
North American (36)	8.7 ± 11.9	0.25
International (12)	4.5 ± 5.1	0.25
Public/mixed (19)	6.9 ± 15.0	0.7
Private (29)	8.1 ± 7.02	0.7
Research personnel (40)	8.0 ± 11.3	0.62
No research personnel (8)	5.9 ± 7.3	0.62

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