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. 2023 Jun 16;2023:281–290.

Table 1.

Survey Questions and Question Type

1. Multiple answer: For which type of studies do you recruit patients? (Single-site studies; multi-site studies)
2.
  • a)

    Multiple choice: In your experience, is it easier to recruit patients when you are the only site recruiting patients or when you are a single site in a larger multi-center network study?

  • b)

    Open-ended: Please explain the reasoning for your answer above about site status.

3.
  • a)

    Multiple choice: In your experience, does a clinical trials funding source (e.g., National Institutes of Health, pharmaceutical company) influence the success of patient recruitment?

  • b)

    Open-ended: Please explain the reasoning for your answer above about funding sources.

4.
  • a)
    Multiple choice: What percentage of clinical trials in which you have been involved use or have used the following patient recruitment methods? (0-33%, 34-67%, or 68-100%)
    • In-Clinic Patient Recruitment (e.g., clinician discusses trial with the patient during the regular visit without pre-screening)
    • Referrals from Outside Clinicians
    • Reviewing Electronic Medical Records
    • Clinician-Directed Notifications (e.g., pop-up alerts, pre-screened eligible trial list)
    • Posting Trial to Columbia (or other hospitals) website
    • Posting Trial to Online Trial Recruitment Portal (e.g., RecruitMe, ResearchMatch)
    • Direct Recruitment via Telephone
    • Direct Recruitment via social media (including patient identification or immediate patient enrollment)
    • Radio Advertisements
    • Newspaper Advertisements
    • Direct Mail Advertisements
    • Email Advertisements
    • Publicly Posted Printed Advertisements (e.g., Newsletter, Flyer)
    • Television Advertisements
    • Social Media Advertisements
  • b)

    Ranking: Please rank the top 5 recruitment methods, in your opinion, according to their effectiveness in maximizing patient participation, with 1 being the MOST effective.

  • c)

    Ranking: Please rank the top 5 recruitment methods, in your opinion, according to the amount of time required by research staff to use the method, with 1 requiring the MOST time.

5.
  • a)

    Multiple answer: Please mark any of the below Trial-Specific Barriers to Recruitment that you have experienced.

  • b)

    Open-ended: Please feel free to use this space to explain any Trial-Specific Barriers to Recruitment selected in the last question (optional).

6.
  • a)

    Multiple answer: Please mark any of the below Patient-Specific Barriers to Recruitment that you have experienced.

  • b)

    Open-ended: Please feel free to use this space to explain any Patient-Specific Barriers to Recruitment selected in the last question (optional).

7. Multiple answer: Which of the following best describes your typical role in managing clinical trials?
8. Multiple choice: Which of the following best approximates how long you have been conducting clinical trials?
9. Multiple answer: Which of the following settings have you been involved with clinical trials?
10. Multiple answer: Which of the following best describe(s) your clinical trial specialization?
11. Multiple choice: How often are you directly involved with recruiting patients/participants to your trials?
12. Open-ended: Please leave any comments about patient recruitment or trial barriers not included in this survey. (optional)