Table 3.

Perceived Greatest Accrual Challenge Reported in the QIN Accrual Survey

Accrual Challenge	% Reporting (N = 25)
Too few eligible patients	32
Patients are reluctant—study takes too much time	16
Difficulty with availability of research staff due to understaffing/turnover	12
Patients are reluctant—study does not benefit them personally	8
Potentially eligible patients are put on competing trials without co-enrollment	4
No response	8
Other	20
Unspecified patient reluctance (1)
Enrollment limitations of (phase 1) parent study (1)
Scheduling difficulties (1)
No challenges (2)