Determining call-to-entry rate and recruitment barriers in clinical studies for community clinics serving low-income populations: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recruitment for clinical studies is challenging. To overcome barriers, investigators have previously established call-to-entry rates to assist in planning. However, rates specific to low-income minority populations are needed to account for additional barriers to enrolment these individuals face.

Objective

To obtain a call-to-entry rate in a low-income uninsured Hispanic population with chronic disease.

Methods

We used data from four of our randomised clinical studies to determine the call-to-entry rate for individuals (n=1075) with or at risk for type 2 diabetes: participants needed/potential participants contacted=recruitment rate (yield). Research staff contacted potential participants to enrol in a study that evaluated 6 month diabetes programmes at com

SUBMITTER: Vaughan EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature