Altruism as a reason for participation in clinical trials was independently associated with adherence
Rosenbaum JR, Wells CK, Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Kernan WN, Horwitz RI. Altruism as a reason for participation in clinical trials was independently associated with adherence. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2005, 58: 1109-1114. PMID: 16223653, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsBetter functional statusStudy medicationMedical regimenRecruitment of participantsClinical featuresStroke trialsFunctional statusWomen's EstrogenStratified analysisMultivariable regressionClinical researchEstrogenTrialsAdherenceBaseline featuresSocial supportFurther investigationWomenParticipantsAltruistic reasonsPossible contributionHigh levelsPlaceboMedications