Background
Methods
Trial design
Eligibility criteria
Recruitment methods
Recruitment process |
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• Potentially eligible participants identified (consultant neurologist, mail-out, other) |
• Trial manager made aware of participants interest |
• Trial manager speaks (by telephone or in person) with participant to outline study, answer questions and screen participants for all eligibility criteria |
• If interested and eligible, participant booked in for trial familiarisation session (by telephone or in person) |
• Potential participant attends trial familiarisation at trial site and is given 7 days to consider participation |
• Participant booked in for initial appointment to provide informed consent and participate in baseline assessment |
Consultant referral at MS outpatient clinic
Consultant mail-out
Trial awareness strategies
Incentives
Data analysis
Results
Recruitment rates
Response rates
Randomisation yields/accrual rates
Reasons for ineligibility
Reasons for declining participation
Recruitment time/cost
Recruitment method | Time spent recruiting (h) | Time per potential participant (h)a | Time per recruited participant (h)b | Cost per recruit (based on estimated cost of a researcher £25/h) |
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MS outpatient clinic | 304.5 (87 clinics) | 1.4 (304.5/217) | 4.2 (304.5/72) | £105 (£25 × 4.2) |
Consultant mail-out | 20 (5 mail-outs) | 0.2 (20/113) | 0.6 (20/35) | £15 (£25 × 0.6) |
Trial awareness strategies | 26c | 1.5 (29/19) | 2.2 (29/13) | £55 (£25 × 2.2) |
All strategies | 350.5 | 1.4 (350.5/349) | 2.9 (350.5/120) | £72.50 (£25 × 2.9) |