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Discontinuation of a randomised controlled trial in general practice due to unsuccessful patient recruitment

Wendelien H van der Gaag, Roxanne van den Berg, Bart W Koes, Arthur M Bohnen, Lonny MG Hazen, Wilco C Peul, Leen Voogt, Arianne P Verhagen, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra and Pim AJ Luijsterburg
BJGP Open 2017; 1 (3): bjgpopen17X101085. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen17X101085
Wendelien H van der Gaag
1 GP trainee and PhD student, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Roxanne van den Berg
2 GP trainee and PhD student, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Bart W Koes
3 Professor of General Practice, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Arthur M Bohnen
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Lonny MG Hazen
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Wilco C Peul
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Leen Voogt
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Arianne P Verhagen
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Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra
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Pim AJ Luijsterburg
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vol. 1 no. 3 bjgpopen17X101085
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen17X101085
PubMed 
30564680

Published By 
Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received December 23, 2016
  • Accepted March 27, 2017
  • Published online October 5, 2017.

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  1. Wendelien H van der Gaag, MD1,*,
  2. Roxanne van den Berg, MD2,
  3. Bart W Koes, PhD3,
  4. Arthur M Bohnen, MD, PhD4,
  5. Lonny MG Hazen, MD5,
  6. Wilco C Peul, MD, PhD6,
  7. Leen Voogt7,
  8. Arianne P Verhagen, PhD8,
  9. Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, PhD9 and
  10. Pim AJ Luijsterburg, PhD10
  1. 1 GP trainee and PhD student, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  2. 2 GP trainee and PhD student, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  3. 3 Professor of General Practice, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  4. 4 GP, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  5. 5 GP, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  6. 6 Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden , The Netherlands
  7. 7 Patient and Board Member of 'De Wervelkolom', Dutch Association for Back Pain Patients, Lichtenvoorde , The Netherlands
  8. 8 Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  9. 9 Professor of Osteoarthritis and Related Disorders, Departments of General Practice and Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  10. 10 Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
     w.vandergaag{at}erasmusmc.nl
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