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Table 1 Responses from the pre-recruitment review questionnaires

From: Promoting Recruitment using Information Management Efficiently (PRIME): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised trial of a complex recruitment intervention embedded within the REstart or Stop Antithrombotics Randomised Trial

Approximate proportion of inpatients, who are suitable for follow-up, seen in clinic after hospital discharge

 0%

5 (12%)

 10–30%

5 (12%)

 60–90%

11 (26%)

 100%

22 (51%)

Have you approached patients looked after by your stroke unit in the past to invite them back to clinic with a view to recruit them to RESTART?

 No

20 (37%)

 Yes

34 (63%)

Have you used the template invitation letter to invite potential RESTART patients to clinic?

 No

37 (62%)

 Yes

23 (38%)

Are your stroke audit data complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge?

 No

1 (2%)

 Yes

57 (98%)

Are you already routinely using the stroke audit data to recruit to RESTART?

 No

39 (68%)

 Yes

18 (32%)

What other sources of information do you have on patients which could be used to identify eligible RESTART patients? [tick all that apply]

 Screening logs

40 (71%)

 A database other than the stroke audit

7 (12%)

 Other

19 (34%)

 No other information sources used (estimated based on number answering previous question but not this one)

6 (11%)

 Total number of sites in at least one of above four categories

56

Have you used any other methods to boost recruitment?

 No

22 (41%)

 Yes

32 (59%)

Have you found any barriers to finding suitable patients to recruit to RESTART?

 No

8 (15%)

 Yes

46 (85%)