title: Are urgent care centers a viable venue for recruitment in clinical trials?
abstract: Clinical trials are extremely difficult to undertake and recruiting patients for these trials is one of the most significant challenges. This brief report sought to determine the suitability of an urgent care center as a research recruitment site by assessing its patients' views on participating in clinical trials. One thousand and two subjects were surveyed over a 45-day period; 9.0 % had previously participated in clinical trials while 46.6 % indicated they would be interested in participating in future clinical trials if given the opportunity. This research suggests that the urgent care venue is a viable recruitment source for clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA. hershvg@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Hersh V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: Southern Arizona Urgent Care, LLC, 7725 N Oracle Rd #131, Oro Valley, AZ, 85704, USA. trevor@sauc.com.
authors.forename: Trevor A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: PharmTrials, LLC, 7725 N Oracle Rd #121, Oro Valley, AZ, 85704, USA. Dr.skinner@sauc.com.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D035842:Research Subjects / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires