Table 1 Site set up times during the pilot phase of the Eurotherm3235Trial
Average time taken per country | Time to ethics approval (weeks) | Time to hospital approval (weeks) | Total time from interest to set up (weeks) | Time from set up to screening (weeks) | Time from set up to randomization (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK (15 sites) | 8.5 | 13.3 | 42.0 | 6 | 30.9 |
Belgium (8 sites) | 15.6 | 14.8 | 38.0 | 16 | 51.0 |
Estonia (1 site) | 5 | 4 | 84 | 6 | 9 |
Germany (1 site) | 5 | 8 | 56 | - | - |
Greece (5 sites) | 4.0 | 7.2 | 43.0 | 11 | 12.8 |
Hungary (1 site) | 4 | 14 | 48 | 7 | 27 |
India (1 site) | 2.0 | 13.0 | 104.0 | 7 | - |
Ireland (1 site) | 7 | 50 | 60 | 18 | 30.0 |
Italy (3 sites) | 10.5 | 27.0 | 77.0 | 4 | 13 |
Russia (1 site) | 6 | 29 | 64 | 20 | 79 |
All centers | 6.8 | 18.0 | 61.6 | 11 | 31.6 |