Participant Sources
Internal to Trust
- Relevant clinical teams
- Research champions
- Colleague contacts
- CITO/IIC reports
- MDT/existing service meeting
- Other studies
- Case register/Join Dementia Research/Be Part of Research
- Research Bus
- Trust network (BAME, neurodiversity, carers, etc.)
External to Trust:
- Libraries
- Community centres
- Charities
- Sexual health clinics
- GP surgeries
- Private/NIHR recruitment centres
- Community centres
- Private settings (e.g. shops, gyms)
- Social media
- Hospitals
Methods of recruitment
- Liaising with clinical teams
- Attend clinic/MDT
- Letters
- Texts
- Videos
- Adverts (e.g. flyers, posters, tv screen adverts, screensavers)
- Screening IIC reports
- Colleagues
- Emails
- Social media
- Meetings
NB: Check with sponsor which methods are approved for the study.
Further considerations
- When liaising with clinical teams for referrals, make the process as easy as possible to maximise referrals.
- Consider the target population (e.g. for MHSOP studies you may encounter individuals with hearing difficulties so may have to speak louder/arrange in-person visit).
- Consider using Trust services for advice (e.g. equality and diversity/ BAME & neurodiversity networks)
- Consider asking other sites for advice in local study meetings if we are struggling to recruit – what are they doing different?
Contact [email protected] if the R&D team can provide further advice or support.
