Development of an online resource for recruitment research in clinical trials to organise and map current literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recruiting the target number of participants within the pre-specified time frame agreed with funders remains a common challenge in the completion of a successful clinical trial and addressing this is an important methodological priority. While there is growing research around recruitment, navigating this literature to support an evidence-based approach remains difficult. The Online resource for Recruitment Research in Clinical triAls project aims to create an online searchable database of recruitment research to improve access to existing evidence and to identify gaps for future research.

Methods

MEDLINE (Ovid), Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Methodology Register, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index with

SUBMITTER: Kearney A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6236587 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature