Recruitment and retention of participants from socioeconomically deprived communities: lessons from the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus3) Randomised Controlled Trial

Recruitment and retention of participants from socioeconomically deprived communities: lessons from the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus3) Randomised Controlled Trial

Abstract Background Recruitment of research participants poses challenges in socioeconomically deprived areas. The Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus) phase 3 Randomised Control Trial recruited adult participants from socioeconomically deprived areas using a combined healthcare/community eng...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Kolovou, Yvonne Moriarty, Stephanie Gilbert, Harriet Quinn-Scoggins, Julia Townson, Louise Padgett, Sioned Owen, Peter Buckle, Adrian Edwards, Julie Hepburn, Mandy Lau, Maura Matthews, Caroline Mitchell, Richard Neal, Rebecca Playle, Mike Robling, Stephanie Smits, Rob Trubey, Fiona Wood, Kate Brain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Recruitment
Retention
Socioeconomic deprivation
Community settings
Randomised control trial
Health intervention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01149-x

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