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Table 1 Overview of recruitment to included studies

From: Recruitment principles and strategies for supportive care research in pediatric oncology

 

Study 1 RESPONSE

Study 2 CASPER

Study 3 AMBER

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%