2000
Predictors of inactivation and reasons for participant inactivation during a skin cancer chemoprevention study.
Cartmel B, Moon T, Levine N, Rodney S, Alberts D. Predictors of inactivation and reasons for participant inactivation during a skin cancer chemoprevention study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2000, 9: 999-1002. PMID: 11008922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer chemoprevention trialsChemoprevention trialsSkin cancer chemoprevention studiesFuture chemoprevention trialsIU of retinolCancer chemoprevention studiesLow education levelSkin cancer chemoprevention trialOnly significant predictorPlacebo groupChemoprevention studiesClinical symptomsUnmarried statusCommon reasonStudy capsulesTreatment groupsInactive participantsVitamin AGood complianceFirst monthTrialsSignificant predictorsNumber of participantsSignificant differencesSymptoms
1999
Predictors of participant retention in two chemoprevention feasibility trials
Bowen D, Cartmel B, Barnett M, Goodman G, Omenn G. Predictors of participant retention in two chemoprevention feasibility trials. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 1999, 21: 210-215. PMID: 10626026, DOI: 10.1007/bf02884835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot study participantsPilot studyClinical trialsEfficacy trialsStudy participantsLong-term clinical trialsAsbestos-exposed participantsRetinol Efficacy TrialAsbestos-exposed workersHigh blood pressureCancer chemoprevention trialsGeneral health issuesFull-scale efficacy trialHigher baseline levelsMental health measuresRetention of participantsOnly significant predictorCurrent smokersBlood pressureChemoprevention trialsFeasibility trialPredictors of retentionPrevention StudyBaseline predictorsBaseline levels