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Table 2 Randomised controlled trial 1 (RCT1) Quanti-Qualitative Appointment Timing (Q-QAT) timings in minutes: seconds

From: A simple technique to identify key recruitment issues in randomised controlled trials: Q-QAT - quanti-qualitative appointment timing

Patients

Recruiters

Total time

Surgery

Minimally invasive procedure

RCT

Patient 1

Surgeon X

12:54

00:35

00:48

00:56

Patient 2

Surgeon X

16:22

00:29

00:13

00:40

Patient 3

Surgeon X

18:51

01:13

01:10

00:28

Patient 4

Surgeon X

29:14

00:44

00:59

01:46

Patient 5

Surgeon X

19:59

00:43

01:45

01:06

Patient 6

Surgeon Y

11:28

00:53

00:52

01:42

Patient 7

Surgeon Y

17:43

00:31

01:29

03:08

Patient 8

Surgeon Y

12:46

00:48

01:08

01:35

Patient 9

Surgeon Y

15:33

00:32

01:03

02:09

Patient 10

Surgeon Z

12:15

00:00

05:02

02:32

Patient 11

Surgeon Z

08:58

02:00

02:46

02:10

Patient 12

Surgeon Z

24:16

02:20

05:06

02:39

Patient 13

Surgeon Z

21:09

00:56

02:13

03:03

Mean

17:02

00:54

01:54

01:50

Median

16:22

00:44

01:10

01:46

Range

08:58 to 29:14

00:00 to 02:20

00:13 to 05:06

00:28 to 03:08