Recruitment Into a Pediatric Continuous Glucose Monitoring RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose was to identify patient/family characteristics and recruitment process characteristics associated with the decision to participate in a 2-year continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) RCT for youth with type 1 diabetes and their families.

Method

Study staff approached patients who were conditionally eligible according to medical record review or referred by a provider. We categorized families according to participation decision (agree vs decline) and timing of decision (day of approach vs later ["thinkers"]).

Results

Over 18 months, we approached 456 eligible patients; 19% agreed on the day of approach, 10% agreed later, 42% declined on the day of approach, and 30% declined later. Agreers were younger ( P = .002), had shorter diabetes duration ( P =

SUBMITTER: Volkening LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5375065 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature