Recruiting for Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Evaluation of Recruitment Methods used in the ACCESS Trial

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dc.contributor.authorKakumanu, Sravya
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-10T14:59:48Z
dc.date.available2018-10-10T14:59:48Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-23
dc.description.abstractRecruitment continues to be quite challenging for clinical researchers. The prevalence of the issue is commonly cited in literature; however, little research has been done on identifying the most cost-effective, efficient, and successful ways to recruit people (especially of hard to reach demographics) into studies. Using data from the Assessing outcomes of enhanced Chronic disease Care through patient Education and a value-baSed formulary Study (ACCESS Study), we identified 14 major recruitment strategies used in this study. Out of which we found Pharmacies was the most expensive ($151,100 CAD) and recruited the most participants (n=1217), while Unpaid Media and Word of Mouth had the lowest costs per enrolled participants ($4/pt and $5/pt respectively). Additionally, we found that the mail strategies were very inefficient at getting people interested/enrolled in the study (0.8% of all people contacted by mail ended up enrolling); however, they were successful at recruiting certain hard-to-reach demographics (older seniors). Overall, we saw that no single strategy was able to target all the hard-to-reach demographics, as certain strategies were better for certain populations than others- possibly emphasizing the importance of variety during recruitment. This ambiguity however stresses the importance of continuing this research and understanding why certain strategies work better than others.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKakumanu, S. (2018). Recruiting for Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Evaluation of Recruitment Methods used in the ACCESS Trial (Rep.). Calgary, AB: University of Calgary.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33177
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108837
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentBiological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectClinical trialsen_US
dc.subjectRecruitmenten_US
dc.subjectCost-effectivenessen_US
dc.subjectEfficienten_US
dc.subjectSuccessful methodsen_US
dc.subjectRecruiting seniorsen_US
dc.subjecthard to reach demographicsen_US
dc.titleRecruiting for Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Evaluation of Recruitment Methods used in the ACCESS Trialen_US
dc.title.alternativePure Award Final Reporten_US
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