ESSIDIA Pilot : enhancing recruitment in primary care : a mobile research unit

Irene Supper, Guillaume Grenet, Hubert Maisonneuve

Keywords: RCT primary care recruitment

Background:

The feasibility to recruit patients for a nationwide RCT in France is questioned after many unsuccessful projects.

Research questions:

How to improve the research organisation in primary care in order to improve patient recruitment?

Method:

Comparative descriptive study of three recruitment processes:
- Paid GP
- GP assisted (clinical research assistant, prevention nurse or student)
- GP collaboration with a mobile research unit in primary care (bus+ GP researcher+ clinical research assistant)

Results:

We expect to recruit 216 patients from 36 practices (12 GPs in each group recruiting a target of 6 patients / group , with success if superior to 84%) in 6 months.

Conclusions:

The research organization in primary care has to be developed along primary care team enhancement

Points for discussion:

Mobile research units in Europe in primary care?

Mutualizing research assistants for multiple university primary care group practices ?

Or is it more effective to mix research and care in healthcare assistants activities ?

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