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Recruiting subjects in cancer prevention and control studies
Author(s) -
Ruffin Mack T.,
Baron John
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(2000)77:34+<80::aid-jcb14>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - accrual , control (management) , cancer prevention , medicine , health care , cancer , gerontology , psychology , business , computer science , political science , accounting , earnings , artificial intelligence , law
Recruitment of subjects is a critical aspect of prevention trials that is often overlooked by investigators. As a consequence, accrual time is often extended, workloads may become heavy, and resource utilization is increased in an effort to complete projects. Recruitment of healthy subjects in cancer prevention and control studies presents unique issues that need to be considered. The barriers to recruitment include participant issues, physician variables, features of the study design, and characteristics of the health care system in the United States. The authors provide their experience in overcoming these difficulties. J. Cell. Biochem. Suppl. 34:80–83, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.