Factors Affecting Recruitment and Attrition in Randomised Controlled Trials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pregnancy-Related Issues

Table 4

Themes describing women’s experiences of participating in The CAM in Pregnancy Trial.

Main theme	Subtheme
Factors negatively affecting recruitment	(i) Lack of awareness and support for the trial from maternity staff; (ii) Poor visual and verbal promotion of the trial
Factors positively affecting recruitment	(i) Interested or experienced research; (ii) Desire for pain relief
Factors negatively affecting attrition	(i) Maternity staff unblinding the trial; (ii) Footbath not helping with pain