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17309812

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
Inadequate patient accrual remains the primary problem for clinical trials of integrative therapies for symptom control. Many difficulties can be predicted and avoided if a careful, evidence-based approach to trial design is taken: trialists should attempt to get as many data as possible on the study population by querying institutional databases, examining case notes, following inpatient rounds, and conducting "dry runs" by asking doctors for referrals. Trials require aggressive recruitment strategies, including advertising, writing to patients at home, scanning clinic lists, and identifying critical points during clinical care at which patients can be approached. The information given to patients during any initial contact should be as simple and general as possible: presenting too much information too soon can be overwhelming and off-putting.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1715-894X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
How to improve accrual to clinical trials of symptom control 1: recruitment strategies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. vickersa@mskcc.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article