Participant Recruitment. United States based clinicians (including physicians, advanced practice providers, and other health care providers) who currently care for neurofibromatosis patients were eligible to participate in the survey. Potentially eligible participants were identified using registration lists for the 2016-2018 Children’s Tumor Foundation NF conferences, the largest NF-specific research conference in the U.S. Registration lists did not reliably differentiate whether conference attendees were clinicians or non- clinicians nor their country of residence, so all potentially eligible participants (n=358) were included in the recruitment process and we relied on screening questions at the start of the survey to filter out non- clinicians and those residing outside the U.S. The chair of the Children’s Tumor Foundation Clinical Care Advisory Board emailed survey invitations in September 2019, with a follow-up reminder email two weeks later. Participation in the survey was voluntary and anonymous. The study was deemed exempt by the Mass General Xxxxxxx Institutional Review Board.
Participant Recruitment. Subrecipient shall recruit individuals meeting eligibility criteria in accordance with WIOA regulations and in accordance with WIOA Section 134(c)(3)(E), 20 CFR Part 680.600-660 and TEGL 10-09. Subrecipient must provide individualized career services and training services funded with the appropriate WIOA formula funds, priority of service must be given to veterans, recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, or individuals who are basic skills deficient. Priority of service status is established at the time of eligibility determination and does not change during the period of participation. Priority does not apply to the dislocated worker population. WIOA adult program priority must be provided in the following order:
Participant Recruitment. 1. In coordination with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, SUBRECIPIENT shall recruit eligible AB 109 female inmates meeting eligibility criteria in accordance with project requirements.
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Participant Recruitment. For content validity testing in patients, we approached cancer patients aged ≥18 years and able to speak and write Dutch, via their physician at the LUMC, through either a letter or during a consultation. Patients willing to participate sent their written informed consent to the researcher, and then received the link to the online survey. For field-testing, we approached cancer patients participating in an online panel (Xxxxxx.xx), who had agreed to be approached for research, by e-mail and sent them the link to the online survey. They provided informed consent by checking a box at the start of the survey. For the cognitive interviews, we approached cancer patients as described for content validity testing, and scheduled an interview at the LUMC. They received reimbursement for travel expenses. We asked for patients’ age and education. The patients further reported their diagnosis (field-testing) or it was obtained from their treating physician (content validity testing and cognitive interviews). For content validity testing in physicians, we approached physicians treating cancer patients from one Dutch academic hospital (LUMC) and from two Dutch non-academic hospitals (Xxxx Hospital, The Hague, and Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxx, Delft) by e-mail, and sent them the link to the online survey. For the cognitive interviews, we approached physicians from the LUMC by e-mail and if they agreed to participate, we scheduled an interview at their workplace.
Participant Recruitment. The Client shall recruit Participants for the Program from the Client’s organization, and the Client shall inform prospective Participants of the Program’s requirements.
Participant Recruitment. We approached physicians treating cancer patients for participation, and asked consenting physicians to recruit consecutive unique eligible patients. Patients were eligible if they had been diagnosed with cancer, were ≥18 years old, able to speak and write Dutch, had a consultation in which a decision to start, stop, change or forgo treatment with curative or palliative intent was discussed, and had a life expectancy of over three months. We aimed to assess the measurement properties of the iSHARE questionnaires in a sample representing the heterogeneity of cancer treatment decisions, and therefore asked physicians from a range of cancer specialties to approach patients. The physicians provided patients with an information letter, an informed consent form, and a post-consultation questionnaire, and asked them if they agreed to being called by the researchers. If so, we contacted them to ask if they had questions and if they were willing to participate. Consenting patients sent us their signed informed consent form and the completed questionnaire. We only used the physician’s questionnaire if the patient had provided informed consent.
Participant Recruitment. For the studies “The effect of inorganic nitrite on conduit arteries, study 1: Intracoronary nitrite study” (Chapter 3) and “The effect of inorganic nitrite on left ventricular function in the human heart” (Chapter 4), participants were patients presenting for coronary angiography to exclude coronary artery disease. Patients were therefore approached for inclusion in the study in advance of their procedure. Exclusion criteria for both studies were: • Significant coronary stenosis, either by angiographic estimation or by invasive assessment (Fractional Flow Reserve[161]) • Impaired left ventricular systolic function • Hypotension at baseline (systolic BP <90mmHg) • Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency • Inability to consent for themselves. In addition, the study “The effect of inorganic nitrite on conduit arteries, study 1: Intracoronary nitrite study” (Chapter 3) excluded patients with a coronary vessel of interest of less than 2mm diameter and/or who had previously undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Healthy volunteers for the studies in Chapters 3, 5 and 6 were recruited through approved internal King’s College London advertisements (the KCL Fortnightly circular: Research Volunteer Recruitment) administered by the King’s College London Department of Research Governance, Ethics and Integrity (xxx@xxx.xx.xx).
Participant Recruitment. 1. In coordination with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, SUBRECIPIENT shall recruit eligible AB 109 inmates meeting eligibility criteria in accordance with project requirements.
Participant Recruitment. The method for recruiting participants started simply but became more complicated. Initial participants for the 15 IDIs were recruited through connections made with PHRI, and researchers would contact them to schedule interviews. These first few IDIs were with providers PHRI had either worked with in the past or had an established relationship with through working on similar issues in the community. However, PHRI had never worked with the majority of providers whom I and other PHRI researchers interviewed. We located these providers through using the internet, or speaking to neighbors, family, and others in the community about where they go for specific services such as astrology. To be eligible for the study, participants had to be actively providing some sort of treatment or help for mental illness in the urban Mysore community. At the end of the process, I had helped recruit fifteen participants. For the first five interviews, participants were recruited through convenience sampling as they had had a previously established relationship with PHRI, and I or other researchers could contact them and speak in English to schedule interviews. But afterwards, our methods shifted as we did not know many of the providers beforehand. The method for this consisted of researchers traveling to different parts of Mysore following word of mouth suggestions or online searches for nearby astrologers or therapists. We then recruited subsequent participants through snowball sampling in which the initial participants suggested providers they knew of who might be interested in participating. A snowball sample was especially beneficial to this study because of how difficult it was to reach this population. It was particularly difficult because some providers do not like to be revealed to the public because of the fear that people will either not believe in their work for mental health or in their methods of healing. For example, many astrologers practice in temples and can use this easily accessible space to get clients, and sometimes could be less willing to talk to those who are not part of their regular circles. Consent Process. Throughout the research process, researchers made it clear to participants that their participation was completely voluntary. Before each interview was conducted, I would explain the purpose of the study, the methodology, why the participant was being asked to participate, and that their participation was voluntary. They were also given an IRB appr...
