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Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11901967     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Linda Lindsey Davis; Marion E Broome; Ruth P Cox
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing / Sigma Theta Tau     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1527-6546     ISO Abbreviation:  J Nurs Scholarsh     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-03-20     Completed Date:  2002-07-08     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100911591     Medline TA:  J Nurs Scholarsh     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  47-53     Citation Subset:  IM; N    
Affiliation:
Room 410, School of Nursing, 1701 University Blvd., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1210, USA. davisL@son.uab.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Clinical Trials as Topic*
Research Design
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NR 00095/NR/NINR NIH HHS

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