Table 2 Number of respondents (dyads) of each recruitment strategy tested in the case study
From: Recruitment challenges in clinical research including cancer patients and caregivers
On-site recruitment by the researcher | Relying on providers at hospital | Advertising in newspaper | Internet and social media | Recruitment at the rehabilitation center | Routine care letters strategy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Approached by the researcher | 1181 | |||||
Received information in letter | 373a | |||||
Opted-out | 4 | |||||
Ineligible | 306 | 47 | ||||
Did not want to participate | 722 | 163 | ||||
Accepted orally to participate | 153 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 89 |
Enrolled into the study | 79 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 58 |
% of those that accepted orally | 51.6 | 56 | 77 | 54.5 | 62.5 | 65.2 |
% of total contacted | 6.7 | 19.3 |