In 2009, he entered the School's annual business plan competition with a proposal for a mass-participation obstacle race.
While Lara et al. described financial barriers to trial participation, these obstacles were not faced by our patients due to the universal healthcare access provided by the Canadian medical system.
Also, exposure to the study appeared to increase willingness to participate, since many men who initially could see obstacles to participation, actually participated in the epidemiological questionnaire survey.
Intrapersonal, interpersonal, organisational and environmental factors may have facilitated participation or created obstacles for attendance [15].
We surveyed practicing surgeons about current controversies in breast cancer surgery, reported practices of discussing trial participation, and perceived obstacles to trial participation.
Level of participation and perceived obstacles in the environment also vary with level of activity.
This study suggests that older adults' participation level and obstacles in the physical environment differ according to level of activity.
Although lack of bandwidth could be an obstacle for participation for some learners, this pilot successfully attracted participants from resource-poor settings by providing them with access options tailored to their particular bandwidth considerations.
Independent of student involvement in research activities, time constraints were cited as the main obstacle to participation.
Parents, too, may incorrectly regard the exam as an obstacle to participation, rather than a necessity to protect their children.
Hospital visits were considered an obstacle for participation.
