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One of the consequences of the apparent internationalisation of English, particularly as the currency of academic discourse, is that the anally retentive avoidance of any personal involvement in writing seems to be diminishing - not least because some of the contortions that language has been subjected to in order to maintain the passive voice are all but incomprehensible to any but native English speakers schooled by dessicated professors who turn to dust on exposure to sunlight - both metaphorically and literally. Having said that I still think "Twenty-five participants were selected...", tells you as much with less clutter than, "We selected twenty-five participants..."
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