Table 1 Summary of women’s responses to questionnaires on willingness to participate in comparative studies on treatments for endometriosis
Women’s response | Number | %a |
|---|---|---|
A. Willingness to participate in a study comparing a new and a standard drug | ||
No, because of preference for the new drug | 204 | 41 |
No, because of preference for the standard drug | 35 | 7 |
Yes, and would accept both randomization and blinding | 24 | 5 |
Yes, but would accept only randomization and not blinding | 26 | 5 |
Yes, but would like to choose the drug after information | 211 | 42 |
B. Willingness to participate in a study comparing medical and surgical treatment | ||
No, because of preference for medical treatment | 186 | 37 |
No, because of preference for surgical treatment | 43 | 9 |
Yes, and would accept random allocation of treatments | 11 | 2 |
Yes, but would like to choose treatment after information | 260 | 52 |