ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to construct a recruitment timeline, build a recruitment plan and create recruitment materials depending on who the readers are approaching and their budget. The recruitment plan model is adaptable to different types of funding, i.e., different types of advertising budgets and regulatory requirements. It is possible to recruit patients with little to no budget at all, but if an investigator has the opportunity to work advertising into their budget while working with a funder, more is better. A recruitment flyer or pamphlet can take the readers a long way in finding participants for their trial. A study team must be honest, forthright, transparent and thorough in their consent approach. Having a career’s worth of experiences simplifies making suggestions and offering tips and tricks in the area of recruitment in clinical trials. Careful planning will make this easier, but the biggest thing to plan for in recruiting for a clinical trial is constant change.
