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Developing effective recruitment strategies is crucial for multisite wound care studies. Tailoring approaches by clinic site can optimize patient enrollment for chronic wound research.

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Area of Science:

Wound Care Research
Clinical Study Design
Patient Recruitment

Background:

Chronic wounds present a growing public health challenge.
Multisite studies are essential for robust wound care research.
Effective recruitment strategies are needed to address prevalence and incidence.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine a sound recruitment strategy for multisite wound studies.
To identify appropriate adult patient populations for wound research.
To establish partnerships for a multisite wound care feasibility study.

Main Methods:

Pilot multisite recruitment feasibility study in three Midwestern wound clinics.
Interviews with clinic staff and patients with lower-extremity wounds.
Review of medical records for patient demographics, wound characteristics, and treatments.

Main Results:

Recruitment barriers and facilitators varied across clinics.
Patients expressed willingness to participate, but less so in blinded studies.
Medical record reviews provided insights into patient populations and research challenges.

Conclusions:

Patient and wound characteristics differ by site, necessitating tailored recruitment.
Site-specific recruitment strategies are likely most productive for multisite wound studies.
This study offers a model for successful recruitment in future wound care intervention research.