Table 1.

Recruitment Strategies

Recruitment strategies	Description
Health care providers	Doctors, nurses, receptionists, and social workers were recruited to disseminate clinical trial information and recruitment materials. Project staff provided onsite recruitment assistance (within IRB guidelines) with phone calls, mailings, and in the clinic.
Churches	Clergy promoted the studies with flyers, church bulletins, pulpit announcements, and research team presentations.
Support groups	Prostate cancer support group leaders announced studies and disseminated flyers.
Community cancer organizations	Organizations included study announcements in newsletters, called known prostate cancer patients, and mailed flyers to their constituents.
Salons/Barbershops/ Grocery Stores	Research assistants posted and disseminated flyers. They also encouraged stylists and barbers to discuss the study with clients.
Senior citizen centers	Flyers were posted in senior centers and presentations were made by project staff.
Targeted mailings	Staff sent mailings to people who have previously participated in other studies (with IRB approval) or were listed among the research institution’s affinity groups.
Media	Staff distributed press releases to generate electronic and print media coverage and purchased print advertisements.
Health fairs	Staff offered cancer education and study recruitment materials at community health fairs.
Professional association meetings	Staff made presentations at the research institution’s Grand Rounds, offered CME sessions about prostate cancer and the study, and made presentations at women’s/men’s clubs such as the Soroptimists Club.
Word-of-Mouth	Every contact and study participant was encouraged to tell others about the study and given copies of flyers to facilitate this.