title: Recruitment strategies in the Asthma Clinical Research Network.
abstract: In any clinical trial, recruitment of trial participants usually requires an intense effort to reach the target sample size. The Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) was keenly aware of this issue at its inception and therefore initiated and emphasized recruitment strategies for each of its clinical trials. This article describes the recruitment strategies for the ACRN's first four major clinical trials. Particular attention is given to the strategies for the recruitment of women and minorities. Finally, the specific strategies of each of the six ACRN clinical centers are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792-3244, USA. sorkness@facstaff.wisc.edu
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sorkness
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lemanske
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000420:Albuterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000068299:Salmeterol Xinafoate; D000420:Albuterol; D003078:Colchicine