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Table 1 Additional RCTs identified through contact with CTUs and trial methodologists for a systematic review of strategies to improve retention in RCTs

From: Identifying additional studies for a systematic review of retention strategies in randomised controlled trials: making contact with trials units and trial methodologists

Eligible RCT

Publication status at the time of the survey

Journal

Duplicate sources

Survey of UK CTUs

 Cockayne (2005) [9]

Published

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Reference list of relevant literature [19]

 Brown (1997) [8]

Published

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Reference list of relevant literature and included RCTs [19, 20]

 Marson (2007) [12]

Grey literature

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) report Appendix

 Nakash 2007 [11]

Grey literature

PhD thesis chapter

 Ashby 2011 [10]

In press

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Medline search update (May 2012)

 MacLennan [13]

Unpublished

Subsequently published in BMC Trials 2014

 Mitchell

Unpublished on-going study

Personal communication

 Gates (2009) [14]

Published

Trials

Medline search updates (May 2012) Cochrane Methodology register

 Khadajesari (2011) (a) [15]

Unpublished at the time of the survey

Subsequently published in Journal of Medical Internet Research

Medline search updates (May 2012)

 Khadajesari (2011) (b) [15]

Unpublished at the time of the survey

Subsequently published in Journal of Medical Internet Research

Medline search updates (May 2012)

 Severi (2011) (a) [16]

Unpublished at the time of the survey

Subsequently published in Clinical Trials

Medline search updates (May 2012) Survey of UK CTUs

 Severi (b) (2011) [16]

Unpublished at the time of the survey

Subsequently published in Clinical Trials

Medline search updates (May 2012) Survey of UK CTUs

 Bailey 1

Unpublished

 Bailey 2

Unpublished