(Recruitment Plan) An effective recruitment plan includes strategies to identify and engage specific population(s), including how to communicate and engage potential participants and meet realistic enrollment and retention goals.

Key features:

• Comprehensive review of your study and existing recruitment plan
• Identification of stakeholders and recruitment partners (such as providers and community organizations) as well as recruitment locations
• Guidance on understanding the unique needs and preferences of potential participants as well as barriers and facilitators to recruitment and retention
• Tailored recommendations for engaging participants from your study population

(Recruitment Feasibility Assessment) This process evaluates the possibility of recruiting an adequate number of participants with the appropriate range of characteristics (such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, and health status) to meet enrollment goals on the projected timelines and costs. The assessment considers environmental strengths and weakness (such as location, competition, prior success recruiting, and potential participant pool) as well as logistical, motivational, and behavioral barriers to recruitment and retention.

Key features:

• Comprehensive review of your study and budget
• Assessment of the likelihood your study will meet predefined recruitment and retention goals
• Tailored advice on how to enhance feasibility