Journal of Women's Health Care
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Dilshaan D Panjwani

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• Research Article
  Recruiting Postmenopausal Women into Randomized Controlled Trials: A Patient Perspective
  Author(s): Dilshaan D Panjwani, Celeste J Hamilton, Lauren S Reid and Sophie A Jamal Dilshaan D Panjwani, Celeste J Hamilton, Lauren S Reid and Sophie A Jamal
  
  Purpose: To identify barriers to, and motivations for, recruitment and retention in osteoporosis related clinical trials among postmenopausal women. Methods: We explored the self reported reasons for and against participation in clinical trials among women who expressed an interest in participating in the Nitrates and Bone Turnover (NABT) study: an ongoing randomized controlled trial based at an urban tertiary care centre (Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto). The study was designed to compare the effects of different doses and formulations of nitrates on markers of bone turnover among postmenopausal women not diagnosed and/or receiving treatment for osteoporosis. We administered a standardized interviewer questionnaire to 53 women to determine their reasons for participation in the NABT trial. To determine reasons for non-.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000127

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