Challenges in recruitment to a randomized controlled study of cardiovascular disease reduction in sleep apnea: An analysis of alternative strategies

Sleep

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2035-2038

  Gleason, Kevin ^a   Shin, Donghoon ^a   Rueschman, Michael ^a   Weinstock, Tanya ^b   Wang, Rui ^a   Ware, James H ^c   Mittleman, Murray A ^b,c   Redline, Susan ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Recruitment; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FACE TO FACE RECRUITMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAIL BASED RECRUITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALARY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPLICATION; COST; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84914094302     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.4266     Document Type: Article

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