Table 2 Proportion of study participants identified by individual sources of recruitment
From: Recruitment to a physical activity intervention study in women at increased risk of breast cancer
Source | Description | Number of inquiries | Number/% eligible | Number/% enrolled | Number/% randomized | Number/% completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Media Techniques | ||||||
Gazette article | Article discussing physical activity and breast cancer risk | 107 | 60 (56) | 32 (30) | 13 (12) | 6 (5) |
Express advertisement | Advertisement in free newspaper in DC metro area | 22 | 5 (23) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) |
TV/print news story | General information in TV/print media | 18 | 7 (39) | 4 (22) | 4 (22) | 4 (22) |
NCI Website | Referral service linked to NCI website http://www.cancer.gov | 36 | 19 (53) | 14 (39) | 8 (22) | 8 (22) |
Web | Multiple sources, including listservs and posting on group websites | 27 | 10 (37%) | 6 (22) | 5 (19) | 3 (11) |
Direct Patient Contact | ||||||
NCI Study | Recruitment of patients already enrolled in an NCI study | 11 | 10 (91) | 8 (73) | 4 (36) | 3 (27) |
NNMC Breast Care Center | Referral of patient at Nat'l Naval Medical Center | 45 | 24 (53) | 16 (36) | 10 (22) | 8 (18) |
NNMC Patient mailing | Recruitment letter mailed directly to patients (n = 97) | 10 | 4 (40) | 3 (30) | 1 (10) | 1 (10) |
NIH/NNMC employee | Recruitment of current employees of NIH or NNMC | 4 | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1(25) |
Contact with Health Care Providers | ||||||
Physician mailing | Recruitment letter sent to area ob-gyn and oncology practices (n = 500) | 16 | 8 (50) | 4 (25) | 2 (13) | 2 (13) |
Community/support group talk | Visit by professional to discuss cancer prevention studies | 15 | 10 (67) | 5 (33) | 3 (20) | 2 (13) |
Unknown | 41 | 13 (32) | 5 (12) | 5 (12) | 2 (5) | |
Total | 352 | 171 | 99 | 58 | 42 | |