Recruitment challenges to the I CARE study: a randomised trial on general practitioner-led colon cancer survivorship care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The I CARE study (Improving Care After colon canceR treatment in the Netherlands) aims to compare surgeon-led to general practitioner (GP)-led colon cancer survivorship care. Recruitment to the trial took longer than expected. In this descriptive study, recruitment is critically reviewed.

Setting

Patients were recruited from eight Dutch medical centres.

Participants

Patients treated with curative intent for stages I-III colon cancer. Target patient sample size was calculated at 300.

Interventions

Patients were randomised to surgeon-led (usual) versus GP-led care, with or without access to an eHealth application (Oncokompas).

Outcome measures

Baseline characteristics of (non-)participants, reasons for non-participation and strategies to improve

SUBMITTER: Duineveld LAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386209 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature