Recruitment challenges in clinical research including cancer patients and their caregivers. A randomized controlled trial study and lessons learned

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sygna, Karin ^a   Johansen, Safora ^a,b   Ruland, Cornelia M ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Caregivers; Clinical research; Intervention study; Recruitment; Recruitment challenges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECRUITMENT; SCIENTIST; ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIUM; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL MEDIA; WRITING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CAREGIVERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIA; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84942156195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0948-y     Document Type: Article

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