Recruitment strategies for a multisite telehealth trial for rural cancer survivors with ostomies
Robert S. Krouse, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Scott Appel, Virginia Sun, Matthew E. Nielsen, Rebecca L. Hoffman, Tullika Garg, Sarah M. Popek, Robert P. Sticca, Allison A. Aka, Cedrek L. McFadden, Walid M. Hesham, Marcia Grant, Michael Holcomb · 2026
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Robert S Krouse and colleagues recount recruitment lessons from a 2026 telehealth trial for rural cancer survivors. An ostomy is a surgical opening that lets stool or urine leave the body. The trial tested group video lessons to help rural survivors live with an ostomy.
The study ran from 2019 to 2024, first at three sites. Sign-up slowed sharply once the COVID pandemic began. The team added six more sites across the United States. They also widened who counted as rural and lowered the distance from ostomy nursing care that a person needed to qualify. The report shows how flexible design can save a hard-to-fill trial while keeping its core sound.
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| CREATOR | Robert S. Krouse, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Scott Appel, Virginia Sun, Matthew E. Nielsen, Rebecca L. Hoffman, Tullika Garg, Sarah M. Popek, Robert P. Sticca, Allison A. Aka, Cedrek L. McFadden, Walid M. Hesham, Marcia Grant, Michael Holcomb |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |