A comparison of two mail-based strategies to recruit older cancer survivors into a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention.
A comparison of two mail-based strategies to recruit older cancer survivors into a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention.
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10.1007/s11764-021-01091-x
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2022-10
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Demark-Wahnefried W
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Warnock AC;Kaur H;Buckman JR;Hoenemeyer T;Demark-Wahnefried W
为了比较商业信函和贺卡邀请函的回复率，以招募老年癌症幸存者参加生活方式干预的随机对照临床试验。利用在老年癌症幸存者中进行的生活方式干预试验的招募工作，我们探讨了贺卡和标准商业信函格式的邀请函的回复率。从癌症登记和医疗记录中确定幸存者，并按性别和种族/民族定义的阶层随机分配到两份邀请中的一份。两组都接受了电话随访。在708名平均年龄72岁的幸存者中证实了接触，其中大多数是非西班牙裔白人（NHW），城市居民和女性。与收到贺卡（n = 348）相比，收到商业信件（n = 360）的幸存者更有可能表达参与的兴趣（OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.11-2.70）。除了少数民族（OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.26-2.11）外，所有其他亚组都喜欢使用商业字母，在女性（OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.00-2.74）、非裔美国人（OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.29-3.49）和农村居民（OR 3.61, 95% CI 1.49-8.76）中观察到显著性。此外，商业信函的成本大大低于卡片。与贺卡相比，如果请求格式为标准商业信件，则临床试验招募明显更有效，尽管这可能不适用于需要进行更多研究的种族/少数民族。这些研究结果不仅对研究人员有价值，而且有可能改善老年癌症幸存者在临床试验中的招募和参与。Harvest for Health for老年癌症幸存者，ClinicalTrials.gov标识符：NCT02985411
To compare response rates to business letter versus greeting card invitations used to recruit older cancer survivors to a randomized controlled clinical trial of a lifestyle intervention Capitalizing upon recruitment efforts for a lifestyle intervention trial among older cancer survivors, we explored response rates to study invitations formatted as greeting cards versus standard business letters. Survivors were identified from cancer registries and medical records and randomly assigned with strata defined by gender and racial/ethnicity to one-of-the-two invitations. Both groups received telephone follow-up. Contact was verified among 708 survivors with an average age of 72 years with most being non-Hispanic White (NHW), urban dwelling, and female. Survivors assigned to the business letter (n = 360) as compared to the greeting card (n = 348) were significantly more likely to express interest in participation (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.11–2.70). With the exception of racial/ethnic minorities (OR 0.73; 95% CI 0.26–2.11), all other subgroups favored the business letter with significance observed in females (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.00–2.74), NHWs (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.29–3.49), and rural dwellers (OR 3.61; 95% CI 1.49–8.76). Moreover, the business letter costs were substantially lower than the card. Clinical trial recruitment is significantly more effective if solicitations are formatted as standard business letters as compared to greeting cards, though this may not generalize to racial/ethnic minorities where more research is warranted. These study findings are not only valuable to researchers but also have the potential to improve recruitment and engagement of older cancer survivors in clinical trials. Harvest for Health for in Older Cancer Survivors, ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02985411
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DOI：
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