Challenges and Approaches to Recruitment for and Retention in a Dyad-Focused eHealth Intervention During COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family-based randomized controlled trials (RCTs) encounter recruitment and retention challenges. Cancer-focused RCTs typically recruit convenience samples from local cancer centers and hospitals.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the recruitment and retention of a population-based, patient-partner dyad cohort in an RCT testing a dyadic eHealth intervention to improve the quality of life in patients with prostate cancer and their partners.

Methods

In this 2-arm, parallel-group RCT, men who recently completed treatment for localized prostate cancer statewide were recruited through North Carolina Central Cancer Registry rapid case ascertainment between April 2018 and April 2021, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient-partner dyads underwent baselin

SUBMITTER: Ma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653043 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature