Table 1 Moderator question key and guide for focus groups on barriers and facilitators to trial participation
1) Prevalent knowledge, understanding, and beliefs about clinical trials | |
|  | • Have you heard about clinical trials? |
|  | • What do you understand about clinical trials? |
|  | • How do you feel about clinical trials? |
2) Willingness to participate in clinical trials | |
|  | • Open to listening |
|  | • Cautious |
|  | • Waiting to say ‘No’ |
3) Specific probes into facilitators and barriers to participating in clinical trials | |
| Â | What are the non-trial related factors that you will consider? |
|  | • Your current status of health? |
|  | • Ability and willingness to adhere to trial schedule? |
|  | • Priorities? |
|  | • Opinions of family and friends? |
| Â | What are the trial related factors that you will consider? |
|  | • How do you feel about the idea of randomisation? |
|  | • How do you feel about the new treatment? |
|  | • How do you feel about the closer monitoring? |
|  | • How do you feel about more blood tests? |