Two Recruitment Strategies for a Clinical Trial of Physically Frail Community‐Living Older Persons
Gill T, McGloin J, Gahbauer E, Shepard D, Bianco L. Two Recruitment Strategies for a Clinical Trial of Physically Frail Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 1039-1045. PMID: 11555064, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49206.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical Trials as TopicConnecticutCost-Benefit AnalysisEfficiency, OrganizationalFemaleFrail ElderlyGeriatric AssessmentHumansMalePatient SelectionConceptsOffice-based strategiesCommunity-living personsPrimary care physiciansPhysical frailtyNumber of personsCare physiciansClinical trialsAge 75Older personsRefusal rateRecruitment strategiesSlow gait speedLower extremity functionPotential participantsQuadriceps weaknessRandomized participantsOffice visitsGait speedMean ageFrail communityFrailtyPatient rosterGeneral communityPhysiciansTrials