Hospital recruitment for a pragmatic cluster-randomized clinical trial: Lessons learned from the COMPASS study

• Published in: Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 74
• Main Authors: Johnson, Anna M, Jones, Sara B, Duncan, Pamela W, Bushnell, Cheryl D, Coleman, Sylvia W, Mettam, Laurie H, Kucharska-Newton, Anna M, Sissine, Mysha E, Rosamond, Wayne D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.01.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Caregivers - psychology; Certification; Clinical trial; Clinical trials; Cluster-randomized; Collaboration; Cost of Illness; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Hospital recruitment; Hospital utilization; Hospitals; Humans; Intervention; Ischemic Attack, Transient - diagnosis; Ischemic Attack, Transient - physiopathology; Ischemic Attack, Transient - psychology; Ischemic Attack, Transient - rehabilitation; North Carolina; Participation; Patient care; Patient Readmission; Patient Selection; Patients; Post-acute care; Pragmatic; Reimbursement; Stress, Psychological - etiology; Stress, Psychological - prevention & control; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Stroke; Stroke Rehabilitation; Time Factors; Transient ischemic attack; Treatment Outcome; North Carolina; United States; United States > US; Post-acute care; Clinical trial; Stroke; Hospital recruitment; Pragmatic; Cluster-randomized

Pragmatic randomized clinical trials are essential to determine the effectiveness of interventions in "real-world" clinical practice. These trials frequently use a cluster-randomized methodology, with randomization at the site level. Despite policymakers' increased interest in support...