Table 4

Areas of difficulty experienced by unsuccessful physician recruiters in terms of patient enrollment in the recent clinical trial

Areas of difficulty

Unsuccessful physician recruiters (n = 12)

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Negative view on the clinical trial itself

0

4 (33%)

8 (67%)

Inability to find possible participants

12 (100%)

0

0

Difficulty in obtaining informed consent

7 (58%)

3 (25%)

2 (17%)

Insufficient tools for explanation and so on

1 (8%)

6 (50%)

5 (42%)

Cumbersome procedures

7 (58%)

4 (33%)

1 (8%)

Difficulty in long-term follow up

4 (33%)

6 (50%)

2 (17%)

Anxiety in consultation system when some questions arise

0

5 (42%)

7 (58%)

Unsatisfactory financial benefits

0

4 (33%)

8 (67%)

Yanagawa et al. International Archives of Medicine 2010 3:7   doi:10.1186/1755-7682-3-7