Electronic informed consent: effects on enrolment, practical and economic benefits, challenges, and drawbacks—a systematic review of studies within randomized …

AT Mazzochi, M Dennis, HYY Chun - Trials, 2023 - Springer
Background Enrolment is one of the most challenging aspects of conducting clinical trials,
preceded by the process of informed consent (IC). Different strategies to improve recruitment …

Racial and ethnic representation in Peripheral Artery Disease Randomized clinical trials

KI Alnahhal, S Wynn, Z Gouthier, AA Sorour… - Annals of Vascular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clinical trial enrollment provides various benefits to study participants including early access
to novel therapies that may potentially alter the trajectory of disease states. Trial sponsors …

Recruitment of pre-dementia participants: main enrollment barriers in a longitudinal amyloid-PET study

I Bader, I Bader, I Lopes Alves, D Vállez García… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background The mismatch between the limited availability versus the high demand of
participants who are in the pre-dementia phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a bottleneck …

Registry-based randomized controlled trials: a new paradigm for surgical research

SJ Zolin, CC Petro, AS Prabhu, A Fafaj… - journal of surgical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard to establish
evidence for surgical practice but can be hindered by high costs, complexity, and time …

Recruiting general practitioners and older patients with multimorbidity to randomized trials

C McCarthy, I Pericin, SM Smith, F Moriarty… - Family …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Older patients with multimorbidity are under-represented in experimental
research. Objective To explore the barriers and facilitators to general practitioner (GP) and …

Yoga Program for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention (YOGA-DP) among high-risk people: qualitative study to explore reasons for non-participation in a feasibility …

P Mishra, SM Greenfield, T Harris, M Hamer… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Yoga-based interventions can be effective in preventing type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM). We developed a Yoga program for T2DM prevention (YOGA-DP) among …

Selecting trial centers using a standardized, automated site assessment survey instrument (SASI)

K Lane, S Hillery, R Majkowski, BJ Barney… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background To improve the site selection process for clinical trials, we expanded a site
survey to include standardized assessments of site commitment time, team experience …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the health-related quality of life of frontline workers: the case of seven low-income Eastern African countries

A Nizigiyimana, D Acharya, TG Poder - Health and Quality of Life …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to explore the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of humanitarian and healthcare workers and its related …

Feasibility, Fidelity and Acceptability of a Person‐Centred Care Transition Support Intervention for Stroke Survivors: A Non‐Randomised Controlled Study

S Lindblom, M Flink, L von Koch, AC Laska… - Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Care transitions from hospital to home are a critical period for patients and their
families, especially after a stroke. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility, fidelity …

Total sleep deprivation followed by bright light therapy as rapid relief for depression: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

M Ioannou, Z Szabó, M Widmark-Jensen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Total sleep deprivation (TSD) combined with bright light therapy (BLT) has
been suggested as a valuable add-on to standard treatment for rapid relief of depression …