Butterfield Patricia G, Yates Shawna M, Rogers Bonnie, Healow Julia M
College of Nursing, 207 Sherrick Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
Appl Nurs Res. 2003 Feb;16(1):46-52. doi: 10.1053/apnr.2003.50004.
In most studies, the investigator reaches out to locate potential research subjects using direct strategies such as targeted radio advertising, recruitment posters, and newspaper advertisements. However, other studies may depend on indirect methods of locating potential subjects and work through intermediary contacts in clinics and hospital outpatient departments. Some agency personnel may not have had prior experience with clinical research protocols and may be unfamiliar with screening potential subjects; these personnel are likely to be employed in agencies unaffiliated with academic health sciences centers. In cases in which agency staff members are new to clinical research, special attention is required to keep agency personnel updated about the status of the research and subject recruitment efforts. This article provides an overview of practical tips designed to engage and sustain the interest of novice research agencies in subject recruitment. The article concludes with a case overview of recruitment issues that occurred during a clinical trial addressing occupational low back pain.
在大多数研究中，研究者会采用直接策略来寻找潜在的研究对象，如定向广播广告、招募海报和报纸广告。然而，其他研究可能依赖于寻找潜在对象的间接方法，并通过诊所和医院门诊部的中介联系人开展工作。一些机构人员可能没有临床研究方案的经验，可能不熟悉筛选潜在对象；这些人员可能受雇于与学术健康科学中心无关的机构。在机构工作人员对临床研究不熟悉的情况下，需要特别注意让机构人员了解研究进展和对象招募工作的最新情况。本文概述了一些实用技巧，旨在吸引并维持新手研究机构对对象招募的兴趣。文章最后对一项针对职业性腰痛的临床试验中出现的招募问题进行了案例概述。
