RTOG physician and research associate attitudes, beliefs and practices regarding clinical trials: Implications for improving patient recruitment

Connie M. Ulrich, Jennifer L. James, Eleanor M. Walker, Sharon Hartson Stine, Elizabeth Gore, Bradley Prestidge, Jeff Michalski, Clement K. Gwede, Robert Chamberlain, Deborah Watkins Bruner

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Abstract

Purpose: Timely recruitment and retention of human subjects remains a leading problem in oncology clinical trials even among the national oncology clinical trial cooperative groups. The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) developed an exploratory survey to assess member attitudes, beliefs, and practices (ABPs) towards clinical trials that might influence patient accrual to clinical trials. Methods: The survey was developed using Survey Monkey

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-228
Number of pages8
JournalContemporary Clinical Trials
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2010

Keywords

  • Attitudes
  • Clinical trials
  • RTOG
  • Radiation therapy
  • Recruitment

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