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Table 4 Secondary outcome—retained at primary endpoint of the host trial

From: Can we achieve better trial recruitment by presenting patient information through multimedia? Meta-analysis of ‘studies within a trial’ (SWATs)

Study

Standard

Multimedia

Odds ratio (95% CI)

% weight

PSM COPD (at 12 months)

223/2280 (9.8%)

159/1934 (8.2%)

0.80 (0.54 to 1.18)

44.8

HI-Light

(at 9 months)

35/1136 (3.1%)

40/1094 (3.7%)

1.19 (0.58 to 2.46)

22.7

seAFOod

(at 12 months)

49/395 (12.4%)

57/333 (17.1%)

1.50 (0.87 to 2.6)

32.5

Pooled

307/3811 (8.1%)

256/3361 (7.6%)

1.07 (0.71 to 1.62)