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The cohort of 618 participants was successfully recruited despite challenges, exceeding the target of 600.
Successful recruitment strategies can be applied to similar trials.
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Recruitment exceeded the target of 600 despite 2 COVID-19 pauses.
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Based on the recruitment process described in the abstract.
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Enhancing Lifestyles in the Metabolic syndrome (ELM) multisite behavioral efficacy trial. Design and baseline cohort
Lynda H. Powell et al. · American Heart Journal · 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.12.016
rct · n=618Cited 13×
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