Participant recruitment in intervention research: scientific integrity and cost‐effective strategies

Challenges associated with recruiting multigenerational, multicultural families into a randomised controlled trial: Balancing feasibility with validity

“…Recruitment of a representative sample of participants is an essential stage in a successful randomised clinical trial (RCT: [28]) because the subsequent data impacts not only on the interpretation and generalisability of results [3] but also on the potential to use findings in the development of public health initiatives or programmes [15]. The ideal recruitment phase is time-efficient, cost-effective and yields a sample representative of the targeted population [3].…”

Cancer-related psychosocial research: what are the perspectives of cancer care centre users on participation?

“…The identification, recruitment and retention of participants are difficult in general [1] and may be a major hurdle for vulnerable populations such as seriously ill patients and their caregivers [2][3][4][5][6]. Examining the recruitment process in greater detail is crucial in establishing scientific research and generalisability [7] and important in qualitative research because of meeting international and local ethical standards and to inform research design.…”

Five Strategies for Successful Recruitment and Retention of Children and Families in Human Service Programs

“…13 Specific activities and related examples to consider when developing plans for engaging with potential referral sources are listed in …”