Subject Recruitment

2003 ◽  
pp. 67-72
Keyword(s):  
Subject Recruitment

scholarly journals Strategies to engage clinical staff in subject recruitment

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa S. Serge ◽  
Kathleen C. Buckwalter ◽  
Marie-Luise Friedemann
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Subject Recruitment

The Young Netherlands Twin Register (YNTR): Longitudinal Twin and Family Studies in Over 70,000 Children

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 252-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt ◽  
Maria Groen-Blokhuis ◽  
Jouke Jan Hottenga ◽  
Sanja Franić ◽  
James J. Hudziak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Birth Mothers ◽  
Older Parents ◽  
Subject Recruitment ◽  
Longitudinal Data Collection ◽  
Adolescent Twins

The Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) began in 1987 with data collection in twins and their families, including families with newborn twins and triplets. Twenty-five years later, the NTR has collected at least one survey for 70,784 children, born after 1985. For the majority of twins, longitudinal data collection has been done by age-specific surveys. Shortly after giving birth, mothers receive a first survey with items on pregnancy and birth. At age 2, a survey on growth and achievement of milestones is sent. At ages 3, 7, 9/10, and 12 parents and teachers receive a series of surveys that are targeted at the development of emotional and behavior problems. From age 14 years onward, adolescent twins and their siblings report on their behavior problems, health, and lifestyle. When the twins are 18 years and older, parents are also invited to take part in survey studies. In sub-groups of different ages, in-depth phenotyping was done for IQ, electroencephalography , MRI, growth, hormones, neuropsychological assessments, and cardiovascular measures. DNA and biological samples have also been collected and large numbers of twin pairs and parents have been genotyped for zygosity by either micro-satellites or sets of short nucleotide polymorphisms and repeat polymorphisms in candidate genes. Subject recruitment and data collection is still ongoing and the longitudinal database is growing. Data collection by record linkage in the Netherlands is beginning and we expect these combined longitudinal data to provide increased insights into the genetic etiology of development of mental and physical health in children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Qualitative Interviewing: Testing Health Surveys Among Vietnam War Veterans at the Age of 70 Years

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401983269
Author(s):  
April S. Fales ◽  
Yasmin S. Cypel ◽  
Marsha E. Dunn ◽  
Ann L. Truelove ◽  
Erick K. Ishii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Usability Testing ◽  
Cognitive Interviewing ◽  
Item Recall ◽  
Subject Recruitment ◽  
Vietnam Era ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Two Stages

The Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) is a nationwide study designed to compare the health of U.S. Vietnam era veterans to age- and sex-matched U.S. residents. Two self-administered mail questionnaires, one for veterans and the other for the U.S. nonmilitary population, were developed using already validated and newly developed items. A pretest was conducted to evaluate item recall and comprehension, new-item response validity, and the overall survey experience (usability of survey materials including the screener questionnaire for nonveterans). Subject recruitment was completed using convenience sampling and a $50 incentive. Cognitive interviewing and usability interviewing, two qualitative research methods, were implemented. Interviews were conducted in two stages (Stage 1, cognitive interviewing, n = 12; Stage 2, usability testing, n = 8) by three experienced methodologists. Concurrent probing techniques, unscripted probes, and retroactive probing were used to elicit response from 14 veterans and six nonveterans (mostly male, White, and aged 65-70 years). Information about the overall survey process was also obtained through observation during usability testing. Results signify that qualitative research is an important part of questionnaire development targeting older veterans due to issues involving comprehension, interpretability, and recall.

Use of telephone screens improves efficiency of healthy subject recruitment

2002 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helene Adami ◽  
Amie Elliott ◽  
Millie Zetlmeisl ◽  
Robert McMahon ◽  
Gunvant Thaker
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Subject ◽  
Subject Recruitment

scholarly journals Successful subject recruitment for a prostate cancer behavioral intervention trial

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue P Heiney ◽  
Swann Arp Adams ◽  
Bettina F Drake ◽  
Lisa H Bryant ◽  
Lynne Bridges ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Intervention Trial ◽  
Subject Recruitment

scholarly journals Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Clinical Trial Oversight at a Major Academic Medical Center: Approach of Michigan Medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (16) ◽  
pp. 2187-2190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayte Spector-Bagdady ◽  
Peter D R Higgins ◽  
Keith D Aaronson ◽  
Judy Birk ◽  
Kevin R Flaherty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials ◽  
Subject Recruitment ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Trial Oversight

Abstract Clinicians, eager to offer the best care in the absence of guiding data, have provided patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diverse clinical interventions. This usage has led to perceptions of efficacy of some interventions that, while receiving media coverage, lack robust evidence. Moving forward, randomized controlled clinical trials are necessary to ensure that clinicians can treat patients effectively during this outbreak and the next. To do so, academic medical centers must address 2 key research issues: (1) how to effectively and efficiently determine which trials have the best chance of benefiting current and future patients and (2) how to establish a transparent and ethical process for subject recruitment while maintaining research integrity and without overburdening patients or staff. We share here the current methods used by Michigan Medicine to address these issues.

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