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ReviewCancers2023

Recruitment and Retention Strategies Used in Dietary Randomized Controlled Interventions with Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.

Samantha J Werts, Sarah A Lavelle, Tracy E Crane, Cynthia A Thomson

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Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Samantha J WertsMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.
Sarah A LavelleCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Tracy E CraneMiller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Cynthia A ThomsonMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA.

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Teri L Bankhead · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this review was to systematically evaluate the quality of reporting of recruitment and retention methods in diet-related intervention trials among cancer survivors.

methodsA systematic search of five databases in Spring 2023 identified dietary intervention randomized controlled trials with a minimum of 50 cancer survivors, an intervention of at least eight weeks, and at least six months of study duration. Outcomes investigated include methodologic description and reporting of recruitment and retention rates.

resultsSeventeen trials met inclusion criteria. Recruitment methods included cancer registry and clinician referral, hospital records, flyers, and media campaigns, and were reported in 88.2% of studies. Eleven of 17 studies (64.7%) met a priori recruitment goals. Eleven studies identified an a priori retention goal and seven met the goal. Retention goals were met more often for studies of less than one year (71.4%) versus greater than one year (50%), and for studies with remote or hybrid delivery (66.7%) versus only in-person delivery (50%).

conclusionsRecruitment goals and methods are frequently reported; reporting of retention methods and goals is limited. Efforts are needed to improve reporting of retention methods and rates to inform best practices and enhance the rigor of future dietary intervention trials.

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attritioncancer survivorsdietenrollmentreliabilityvalidity

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PMID37686640
PMCPMC10486591

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