Recruitment
Conditions
Keywords
recruitment, physicians participating in the recruitment of patients
Brief summary
Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trial. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the rate of recruitment of patients in a cohort study.
Detailed description
Context: Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trials. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated. Objective: to evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the rate of recruitment of patients in a cohort study. Design: randomized controlled trial Setting: primary care Participants: physicians (GP and cardiologists) participating in the recruitment of patients in a cohort study (the COFRASA study). The COFRASA cohort study is including aortic stenosis aging patient. Intervention:75 euros for each patient included Main outcome: percentage of physician including at least one patient at 3 months Secondary outcome: mean number of patients included at 6 months. Sample size 270 physicians
Interventions
OTHERmonetary incentive
75 euros for each patient included
Sponsors
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Physicians participating in the COFRASA cohort study * informed consent
Exclusion criteria
\- None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of patient included | 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of patient included | 6 month |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed