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Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials

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Davis, LL; Broome, ME; Cox, RP
Published in: J Nurs Scholarsh
2002

PURPOSE: To identify and discuss retention strategies and their effectiveness in community-based clinical trials in the last decade. METHODS: Online and hand searches for reports for the period 1990-1999. A total of 87 reports on 64 different trials were found; 21 of these published reports included a description of both retention strategies and outcomes. These studies, rank-ordered on participant retention, were compared. FINDINGS: Despite differences in study populations, interventions, and endpoints, community-based trials with the highest retention rates included a combination of retention strategies. CONCLUSIONS: As more funding agencies emphasize clinical trials, more investigators will be held accountable for credible and generalizable findings based on retaining the projected number of study participants. The small number of published reports for the decade that identified both retention strategies and outcomes substantiates the need to better document these factors in future research reports.

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J Nurs Scholarsh

ISSN

1527-6546

Publication Date

2002

Volume

34

Start / End Page

47 / 53

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Design
  • Nursing
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Davis, L. L., Broome, M. E., & Cox, R. P. (2002). Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials. J Nurs Scholarsh, 34, 47–53.
Davis, L. L., M. E. Broome, and R. P. Cox. “Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials.” J Nurs Scholarsh 34 (2002): 47–53.
Davis LL, Broome ME, Cox RP. Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2002;34:47–53.
Davis, L. L., et al. “Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials.” J Nurs Scholarsh, vol. 34, 2002, pp. 47–53.
Davis LL, Broome ME, Cox RP. Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2002;34:47–53.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Nurs Scholarsh

ISSN

1527-6546

Publication Date

2002

Volume

34

Start / End Page

47 / 53

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Design
  • Nursing
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing