Lessons learned from the conduct of a multisite cluster randomized practical trial of decision aids in rural and suburban primary care practices

Table 1 Comparison of recruitment methods

	Original approach (n = 8 sites)	In-clinic approach (n = 4 sites)
Clinician recruitment	Primary care clinicians approached and consented before start of study	Primary care clinicians approached and consented before start of study and/or at first eligible study visit
Patient recruitment	Eligible patients recruited by study coordinator by telephone 1 week before appointment	Eligible patients recruited by study coordinators in person at appointment
Screening procedure	Screening for eligible patients from listings of upcoming diabetes appointments with participating clinicians	Screening for eligible patients from registry of all diabetic patients at site

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