Dillon J. Dzikowicz , Brenda Hernandez-Romero , Nancy Wood , Beau W. Abar , David H. Adler , Linwei Wang , Wojciech Zareba
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After identifying potential patients, a thorough chart review was conducted, and any uncertainties were discussed with the patient and treating provider before patients were consented into the study. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the program's effectiveness.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Over one fiscal year, the URMC EDRA program screened 1669 unique patients, of whom 118 (7.1 %) were consented. Consented patients tended to be younger (65 ± 12 years) than those who refused consent (70 ± 14 years) (p = 0.007). Of the 1551 patients not consented, 1021 (65.8 %) were deemed ineligible. Compared to a full time research associate, the URMC EDRA program was cheaper and more productive.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The URMC EDRA program was highly effective in screening and consenting HF patients, successfully consenting 118 patients (14 per month). This is a significant achievement, especially given the study's strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. 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Utilization of an undergraduate emergency department research associate program for the screening and recruitment of research subjects with heart failure into a clinical study
Background
Enrolling heart failure (HF) patients in clinical studies is challenging. Emergency department (ED) may use students as research associates programs, such as the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) ED Research Associate (EDRA) program, to screen and consent patients for clinical studies. This manuscript examines the effectiveness of the URMC EDRA program in consenting HF patients into a clinical study.
Methods
The URMC EDRA program recruited and consented HF patients presenting at URMC's ED. Research associates in the EDRA program identified potential patients based on age (>18 years) and chief complaints indicative of HF. After identifying potential patients, a thorough chart review was conducted, and any uncertainties were discussed with the patient and treating provider before patients were consented into the study. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the program's effectiveness.
Results
Over one fiscal year, the URMC EDRA program screened 1669 unique patients, of whom 118 (7.1 %) were consented. Consented patients tended to be younger (65 ± 12 years) than those who refused consent (70 ± 14 years) (p = 0.007). Of the 1551 patients not consented, 1021 (65.8 %) were deemed ineligible. Compared to a full time research associate, the URMC EDRA program was cheaper and more productive.
Conclusion
The URMC EDRA program was highly effective in screening and consenting HF patients, successfully consenting 118 patients (14 per month). This is a significant achievement, especially given the study's strict inclusion and exclusion criteria. Compared to other studies and a full time research associate, the URMC EDRA program demonstrated remarkable productivity.
期刊介绍:
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is an international peer reviewed open access journal that publishes articles pertaining to all aspects of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, design, conduct, analysis, regulation and ethics. Manuscripts submitted should appeal to a readership drawn from a wide range of disciplines including medicine, life science, pharmaceutical science, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, management science, behavioral science, and bioethics. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is unique in that it is outside the confines of disease specifications, and it strives to increase the transparency of medical research and reduce publication bias by publishing scientifically valid original research findings irrespective of their perceived importance, significance or impact. Both randomized and non-randomized trials are within the scope of the Journal. Some common topics include trial design rationale and methods, operational methodologies and challenges, and positive and negative trial results. In addition to original research, the Journal also welcomes other types of communications including, but are not limited to, methodology reviews, perspectives and discussions. Through timely dissemination of advances in clinical trials, the goal of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is to serve as a platform to enhance the communication and collaboration within the global clinical trials community that ultimately advances this field of research for the benefit of patients.