Recruiting participants for research study

#RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS FOR RESEARCH STUDY HOW TO#

Some investigators may want or need to recruit volunteers from past studies for their future studies.

#RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS FOR RESEARCH STUDY HOW TO#

Study information provided in CATS IRB must be presented in layВ language to be mostВ effective in reaching potential participant.В Upon IRB approval, the studyВ will be added to StudyFinder.ДЇor information on how to add, update, or remove StudyFinder as aВ recruitmentВ option in CATS IRB, see theвЂњIRB ResearcherвЂ™s Quick ReferenceвЂќ guideВ (available in the Help Center of CATS IRB underВ theВ GuidesВ tab). The option to use StudyFinder as aВ recruitment tool is available to all researchers at Penn State conducting studies that are activelyВ recruitingВ participants/volunteers.В To useВ StudyFinder for recruitment, complete the StudyFinderВ Recruitment page in CATS IRB in the initial submission to the IRB. StudyFinder is a web-based recruitment tool managed andВ sponsored by Penn StateвЂ™s Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI). See вЂњStudy RecruitmentвЂќ in the Investigator ManualВ for additional guidelines for participant recruitment. Submit the final printed copy of advertisements. The IRB must review and approve the content of allВ recruitment and advertisement materials, including oralВ communications, before implementation. If this is a multi-siteВ study in which subjects areВ recruited by methods not under the control of theВ local site, e.g., call center or national advertisements, describe those methods. TheВ materials used toВ recruitВ subjects, including the use of email and text messaging. The methods employed to identify potential subjects В and When, where, how, and by whom these potential subjects will beВ recruited

The source of subjects for all studyВ groups (intervention/case and control) The IRB requires a description of the following regarding participant recruitment:

Recruiting participants for research study