From: Recruitment principles and strategies for supportive care research in pediatric oncology
Study 1 RESPONSE | Study 2 CASPER | Study 3 AMBER | ||||
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Child 3–18 years, any cancer except brain, at start of chemotherapy cycle | Child 0–18 years newly diagnosed (within last 6–12 weeks) with brain cancer | Survivors of any type of childhood cancer > 5 years post treatment | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Eligibility criteria | ||||||
Identified as eligible | 96 | 100% | 82 | 100% | 57 | 100% |
Approached (% of eligible) | 75 | 78% | 54 | 66% | 57 | 100% |
Consented (% of approached) | 49 | 65% | 45 | 83% | 31 | 54% |
Completed baseline (% consent) | 46 | 94% | 41 | 91% | 30 | 97% |
Reasons eligible candidates not recruited | ||||||
Clinician request not to approach (% eligible) | 18 | 19% | 15 | 18% | 0 | 0% |
Missed in clinic/ unable to contact (% eligible) | 4 | 4% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 11% |
Approached and declined (% eligible) | 26 | 27% | 2 | 2% | 9 | 16% |
Consent given but did not complete baseline (% consent) | 3 | 6% | 4 | 5% | 1 | 2% |