Recruiting donors for autopsy based cancer research
The use of human tissue for scientific research is a highly sensitive issue. A lack of confidence in patient recruitment is one reason for the failure of many studies to be funded and it is important therefore that recruitment procedures are as effective and sympathetic as possible. The authors recr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 31, Issue: 6, Pages: 360-361 |
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| Summary: | The use of human tissue for scientific research is a highly sensitive issue. A lack of confidence in patient recruitment is one reason for the failure of many studies to be funded and it is important therefore that recruitment procedures are as effective and sympathetic as possible. The authors recruited patients with uveal melanoma into a postmortem study investigating tumour latency in this cancer. Two approaches were used—firstly a direct approach when patients attended clinic and secondly an initial approach by mail followed by telephone contact. In the first year of study the authors had a take up rate of 88.5%, significantly higher than the average rate of 40% quoted by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Key features are a sympathetic personal approach by experienced oncology nurses, the provision of clear information, and the inclusion of the next of kin in the recruitment procedure. |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.009951 |