Comparing community and specialty provider-based recruitment in a randomized clinical trial: clinical trial in fecal incontinence.
Comparing community and specialty provider-based recruitment in a randomized clinical trial: clinical trial in fecal incontinence.
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在随机临床试验中比较基于社区和专业提供者的招募:大便失禁的临床试验。
DOI:
10.1002/nur.20408
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发表时间:
2010
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2
通讯作者:
Jung,Hans-JoachimG
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作者:
Whitebird,RobinR;Bliss,DonnaZimmaro;Savik,Kay;Lowry,Ann;Jung,Hans-JoachimG
Recruitment of participants to clinical trials remains a significant challenge, especially for research addressing topics of a sensitive nature such as fecal incontinence (FI). In the Fiber Study, a randomized controlled trial on symptom management for FI, we successfully enrolled 189 community‐living adults through collaborations with specialty‐based and community‐based settings, each employing methods tailored to the organizational characteristics of their site. Results show that using the two settings increased racial and ethnic diversity of the sample and inclusion of informal caregivers. There were no differential effects on enrollment, final eligibility, or completion of protocol by site. Strategic collaborations with complementary sites can achieve sample recruitment goals for clinical trials on topics that are sensitive or known to be underreported. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 33:500–511, 2010