BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS WITHIN PAEDIATRIC PERIOPERATIVE AND ANAESTHETIC SETTINGS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A TRIAL OF MELATONIN VERSUS MIDAZOLAM IN THE PREMEDICATION OF ANXIOUS CHILDREN (THE MAGIC TRIAL)

Barriers and enablers to recruiting participants within paediatric perioperative and anaesthetic settings: lessons learned from a trial of melatonin versus midazolam in the premedication of anxious children (the MAGIC trial)

Background: Poor recruitment is one key reason for premature closure of randomised controlled trials.The Melatonin for Anxiety prior to General Anaesthesia In Children (MAGIC) trial was a multicentre randomised controlled trial of melatonin vs midazolam in the premedication of anxious children, before surgery.The trial ran between 2019 and 2022, cl

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Determination of Natural Radioactivity Level on Soil and Radiological Hazards in The Geotermal Area of Solok South, West Sumatera

Solok Selatan is one of the areas in West Sumatra that has geothermal potential, contains much higher levels of radioactive substances in the soil in the form of Radium (Ra-226), Thorium (Th-232), HORSETAIL GRASS and Potassium (K-40).This study aimed to measure the concentration of Ra-226.Th-232, and K-40 contained in the soil in the Solok Selatan

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