Responses to statements about cluster randomisation
| Response: number (per cent) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definitely no concern | No concern | Neutral | Concern | Major concern | |
| Spending more time with each patient | 15 (16%) | 40 (42%) | 23 (24%) | 17 (18%) | 1 (1%) |
| Potential delay in patient treatment | 3 (3%) | 19 (20%) | 8 (8%) | 49 (51%) | 17 (18%) |
| Becoming deskilled to the protocol not allocated to | 1 (1%) | 19 (20%) | 23 (24%) | 39 (41%) | 13 (14%) |
| Patients being allocated to a trial treatment without their informed consent | 2 (2%) | 5 (5%) | 12 (13%) | 47 (50%) | 29 (31%) |