Table 1
From: The impact of eligibility criteria on enrollment in ICU sepsis clinical trials
| Â | Study A | Study B | Study C |
| Â | (phase III) | (phase III) | (phase II) |
Eligible (% sepsis) | 117 (20.9) | 40 (7.1) | 116 (20.7) |
Excluded (% of eligible) | 85 (72.6) | 30 (75.0) | 108 (93.1) |
   met study specific excl. | [48] | [19] | [88] |
   hopeless prognosis | [32] | [8] | [17] |
   other study |  | [5] | [3] [3] |
Truly eligible (% eligible) | 32 (27.3) | 10 (25) | 8 (6.8) |
Enrolled | 27 | 6 | 4 |
Recruitment efficiency | 84% | 60% | 50% |