Table 2. Number of volunteers responding to invitations to participate in clinical trials by year and strategy.
| MMC | PSU | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment Strategy/Source | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total (%) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total (%) |
| Radio | 0 | 190 | 169 | 359 (34) | 99 | 253 | 45 | 397 (60) |
| Television | 0 | 8 | NU* | 8 (1) | NU | NU | NU | |
| Newspaper | 0 | 28 | 19 | 47 (4) | 1 | 19 | 0 | 20 (3) |
| Postcard/flyer/brochure | 3 | 281 | 105 | 389 (37) | 12 | 23 | 11 | 46 (7) |
| Physician | 17 | 57 | 35 | 109 (10) | 26 | 84 | 37 | 147 (22) |
| Non Physician providers | 3 | 41 | 33 | 77 (7) | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 (3) |
| Other# | 27 | 27 | 5 | 59 (6) | NU | NU | NU | |
| Website | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 (1) | 5 | 19 | 8 | 32 (5) |
| Total per year | 50 | 635 | 369 | 1054 | 143 | 405 | 112 | 660 |
*
NU (strategy not utilized by site)
#
Other at MMC site includes self referrals and referrals from health fairs