NCT03881969

Brief Summary

Patient recruitment into clinical trials is a major challenge and the elderly, socially deprived and those with multiple co-morbidities are often under-represented. The idea of paying patients an incentive to participate in research is controversial and evidence is needed to evaluate this as a recruitment strategy. This study aims to assess the impact on recruitment into five current clinical trials of a £100 incentive payment and whether this payment will attract more elderly and socially deprived patients.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,015

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable cardiovascular-diseases

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2012

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2013

Completed
2.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 7, 2016

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 20, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

March 21, 2019

Status Verified

March 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

January 7, 2016

Last Update Submit

March 19, 2019

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases

Keywords

Trial RecruitmentIncentive PaymentPatient Demographics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Patient response to initial invitation letter

    Number of positive responses to the initial invitation to participate in a clinical trial letter as determined by whether or not the patient was offered £100 incentive payment.

    On Study completion Approx 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Recruitement of elderly and socially deprived patients

    Through study completion Approx 1 year

Study Arms (2)

Financial incentive offered

EXPERIMENTAL

Patient offered £100 incentive payment in initial trial invitation letter.

Behavioral: Financial Payment of £100

No incentive. Payment not offered

EXPERIMENTAL

Patient sent standard trial invitation letter with no offer of incentive payment.

Behavioral: Financial Payment of £100

Interventions

Financial Payment of £100BEHAVIORAL

No financial payment

Also known as: No Financial Payment
Financial incentive offeredNo incentive. Payment not offered

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 7, 2016

First Posted

March 20, 2019

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion

August 1, 2012

Study Completion

February 1, 2013

Last Updated

March 21, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share