1. MTN 037 Recruitment and Retention
Sherri Karas- Recruiter and Community Educator

2. Presentation Outline Site Prescreening and Recruitment Plans
Site Specific Accrual and Retention Targets and Monitoring
Site-Specific Strategies and Plans

3. Prescreening and Recruitment
Participants are pre-screened by study staff (recruiter) who is culturally competent and familiar with study
Phone screens include an explanation of the study focusing on time commitments and participant expectations
Key eligibility criteria are reviewed
Increased detail in phone screen helps identify most appropriate participants
Informed consent either ed or mailed to potential participant
Waitlist started- people interested in microbicide research who were not able to do previous studies

4. Accrual and Retention Targets
3 male and 3 female adult participants
6-8 month accrual period
2-4 screens/ month
1-2 enrollments a month (2:1)
Retention:
Participants on study for 3-5 months
Study retention goal of 95%
Retention efforts outlined in SOP and will include:
Emphasize value of participants involvement
Use tracking systems to identify next visits
Make use of all available contact methods

5. Strategies and Plans Tap into our well-established participant pool
Past Participants/ WOM
HIV Prevention Registry
Pitt + Me
A program of the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Excellent recruitment results for our other microbicide studies
Advertise/ Social Media
Outreach
College health and wellness fairs
Partner with AFP for community events
Pittsburgh PRIDE

6. Any Questions?