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Table 2 Number of families invited by each of the three invitation modes and number of families consenting based on invitation mode

From: Participation in paediatric cancer studies: timing and approach to recruitment

 

Aus-ALL

Aus-CBT

ISET

Clinic invitations (% of all invitations)

484 (100%)

363 (65%)

62 (89%)

Letter invitations (% of all invitations)

 

170 (30%)

8 (11%)

Phone invitations (% of all invitations)

 

27 (5%)

 

Consent (% of all invited)

416 (86%)

374 (67%)

52 (74%)

Consent (% of invited in clinic)

416 (86%)

277 (76%)

49 (79%)

Consent (% of invited by letter)

 

81 (48%)

3 (38%)

Consent (% of invited by phone)

 

16 (62%)

 
  1. ALL –Australian Study of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia,
  2. CBT – Australian Study of Childhood Brain Tumours,
  3. ISET – International Study of Embryonal Tumours.