Recruiting Clinical Trial Participants

Recruitment Materials and Strategy
Successful study recruitment involves development and implementation of a well-coordinated plan that may require the efforts of the entire research team. Once in place, subject recruitment efforts must be frequently assessed, with new strategies implemented as necessary. The study team must only use recruitment strategies and advertisements that have been approved by the UCSF Committee on Human Research (CHR) for that specific study.

Based upon the specific inclusion/exclusion criteria for a study, the study team should establish a suitable recruitment plan that is outlined and approved in the CHR application. Listed below are resources to assist with your recruitment efforts.

Recruitment Guidelines and Tools

• UCSF Recruitment guidelines
• UCSF Advertising guidelines
• UCSF Recruitment information
• How to Write Clear Advertisements to Recruit Research Participants
• FDA Direct Advertising Guidance