Mass mailing and telephone contact were effective in recruiting veterans into an antibiotic treatment randomized clinical trial

Resio, Michael A.; Baltch, Aldona L.; Smith, Raymond P.

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.02.013

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“…These results are consistent with findings from other researchers within the VA health care system who used mailings to a targeted group with follow-up telephone contact to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of recruitment in medical populations. For example, Resio et al ( 24 ) found use of targeted mailings and telephone contact to be highly effective in reaching prospective veteran participants compared to other recruitment methods (i.e., provider referrals and media advertisements).…”

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Targeted Recruitment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes for a Physical Activity Intervention

2015

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Recruiting sufficient numbers of participants for physical activity trials for individuals with diabetes can be difficult because there are often many behavioral demands for participants, and inclusion and exclusion criteria can be extensive. This study examined the recruitment strategies used for a randomized, controlled trial designed to investigate the efficacy of an automated telephone intervention to promote physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes in an urban Veterans Administration health care system. Traditional recruitment approaches of posting flyers and obtaining referrals from clinicians did not yield sufficient numbers of interested patients. Using the electronic medical record system to identify patients with uncontrolled diabetes allowed staff to send targeted mailings to participants, and 77% of participants were recruited using this method. The targeted mailing approach elicited a positive response rate of 12% (328 of 2,764 potential participants identified) and appeared to produce a more representative and appropriate sample than other recruitment methods used. Lessons learned in this study may be helpful to researchers in future trials who attempt to recruit participants with diabetes for physical activity protocols.

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Targeted Recruitment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes for a Physical Activity Intervention

2015

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“…It delivers the message directly into the hands of the targeted population. The direct mail approach has three goals: to be opened, to be read, and to stimulate a response 7 …”

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A Road Map for the Recruitment and Retention of Older Adult Participants for Longitudinal Studies

Bonk

2010

J American Geriatrics Society

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Cost-effective recruitment of older adult study participants is essential to geriatric research. Because this age group is particularly challenging to recruit, careful planning and ongoing evaluation is important for successful participant recruitment and retention. Experienced recruitment staff should be involved in a study from the earliest planning stages through the active recruitment phase to the last randomization or enrollment visit. A number of participant burdens are unique to the elderly population. Recruitment staff should be trained to understand and assist with the needs of older research volunteers. Addressing these unique participant burdens can ensure successful study participant recruitment and retention in ongoing and future longitudinal studies on aging.

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“…Recruitment yields similar to ours have been reported for veteran studies using population-based sampling. For instance one study of Gulf War veterans [6] involving 21 VA study sites reported an overall recruitment yield of 3.5%. However, another larger study involving population-based sampling of Gulf War veterans by Eisen (2005) [28] reported a total sample of 2189 veterans enrolled from a population of 4879, representing a recruitment yield of 44.9%.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The restricted pool of potential participants places additional importance on engaging each participant as a representative of the population relative to studies using convenience-based sampling methods. For example, a study of Gulf War Veterans [6] used a population-based sampling method to recruit a group of veterans who had been deployed to the Persian Gulf between 1990 and 1991. Twenty-one VA sites participated and reported that only 13.7% of potential participants were successfully contacted.…”

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Challenges to be overcome using population-based sampling methods to recruit veterans for a study of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury

Bayley

Kong

Helmer

et al. 2014

BMC Med Res Methodol

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BackgroundMany investigators are interested in recruiting veterans from recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Researchers pursuing such studies may experience problems in recruiting sufficient numbers unless effective strategies are used. Currently, there is very little information on recruitment strategies for individuals with TBI and/or PTSD. It is known that groups of patients with medical conditions may be less likely to volunteer for clinical research. This study investigated the feasibility of recruiting veterans returning from recent military conflicts— Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) - using a population-based sampling method.MethodsIndividuals were sampled from a previous epidemiological study. Three study sites focused on recruiting survey respondents (n = 445) who lived within a 60 mile radius of one of the sites.ResultsOverall, the successful recruitment of veterans using a population-based sampling method was dependent on the ability to contact potential participants following mass mailing. Study enrollment of participants with probable TBI and/or PTSD had a recruitment yield (enrolled/total identified) of 5.4%. We were able to contact 146 individuals, representing a contact rate of 33%. Sixty-six of the individuals contacted were screened. The major reasons for not screening included a stated lack of interest in the study (n = 37), a failure to answer screening calls after initial contact (n = 30), and an unwillingness or inability to travel to a study site (n = 10). Based on the phone screening, 36 veterans were eligible for the study. Twenty-four veterans were enrolled, (recruitment yield = 5.4%) and twelve were not enrolled for a variety of reasons.ConclusionsOur experience with a population-based sampling method for recruitment of recent combat veterans illustrates the challenges encountered, particularly contacting and screening potential participants. The screening and enrollment data will help guide recruitment for future studies using population-based methods.

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Mass mailing and telephone contact were effective in recruiting veterans into an antibiotic treatment randomized clinical trial

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

Targeted Recruitment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes for a Physical Activity Intervention

Targeted Recruitment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes for a Physical Activity Intervention

A Road Map for the Recruitment and Retention of Older Adult Participants for Longitudinal Studies

Challenges to be overcome using population-based sampling methods to recruit veterans for a study of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury

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