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Newsletters/mail shots/flyers (to clinical staff and/or patients)
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26
|
|
Regular visits/phone calls to wards/sites/practices
|
15
|
|
Posters/information leaflets in clinics/wards/notes
|
13
|
|
Inclusion criteria changed/protocol amended
|
12
|
|
Presentations to appropriate groups eg at consultant meetings/community based physiotherapists etc
|
10
|
|
Resource manual for site staff/trained staff in disease area/procedures being investigated/role play exercises/study day/workshops for recruiters
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10
|
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Advertisement/articles in newspapers/journals; radio interviews
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8
|
|
Presentations at national/international meetings
|
6
|
|
Employed extra staff
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6
|
|
Investigators'/recruiting staff meetings
|
5
|
|
Training/information videos
|
4
|
|
Incentives for recruiters eg prize draw, chocolates etc
|
4
|
|
Trial material revised/simplified/customised for specific sites
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4
|
|
Visits to centres by PIs/senior members of study group
|
3
|
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Repeated contact by phone/letter to individuals/sites
|
3
|
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Increased/changed time points when information provided to potential participants
|
3
|
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Supportive statements from opinion leaders
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3
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