The QuinteT Recruitment Intervention supported five randomized trials to recruit to target: a mixed-methods evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) on recruitment in challenging randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that have applied the intervention. The QRI aims to understand recruitment difficulties and then implements "QRI actions" to address these as recruitment proceeds.

Study design and setting

A mixed-methods study, comprising (1) before-and-after comparisons of recruitment rates and the numbers of patients approached and (2) qualitative case studies, including documentary analysis and interviews with RCT investigators.

Results

Five UK-based publicly funded RCTs were included in the evaluation. All recruited to target. Randomized controlled trial 2 and RCT 5 both received up-front prerecruitment training before the intervention w

SUBMITTER: Rooshenas L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6355457 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature