RecruitmentCOFRASAancNCT00674037
Efficacy of Monetary Incentives for Primary Care Physicians on Patients
A study testing monetary incentive in people with Recruitment, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trial. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Recruitment
- What is being tested?
- monetary incentive
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 170 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- Sep 2006to Sep 2011
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Physicians participating in the COFRASA cohort study
- informed consent
Who cannot join
- None
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Efficacy of Monetary Incentives for Primary Care Physicians on Patients' Recruitment
Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trial. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the rate of recruitment of patients in a cohort study.
Read the detailed description
Context: Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trials. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated.
Objective: to evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the rate of recruitment of patients in a cohort study.
Design: randomized controlled trial Setting: primary care Participants: physicians (GP and cardiologists) participating in the recruitment of patients in a cohort study (the COFRASA study). The COFRASA cohort study is including aortic stenosis aging patient.
Intervention:75 euros for each patient included Main outcome: percentage of physician including at least one patient at 3 months Secondary outcome: mean number of patients included at 6 months. Sample size 270 physicians
- Conditions
- Recruitment
- Being tested
- monetary incentive
- Keywords
- recruitment, physicians participating in the recruitment of patients
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
monetary incentiveOther
75 euros for each patient included
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| inclusion with financial motivation | Experimental | 75 euros for each patient included Receives: Other: monetary incentive |
| no incentive | No intervention | no incentive |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
number of patient included
Measured: 3 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
number of patient included
Measured: 6 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 May 2008 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2006
- Primary completionSep 2011
- Study completionSep 2011
Why it stopped: default inclusion
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for RecruitmentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 170 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Isabelle BOUTRON, MD, Principal investigator, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00674037
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- P051042
- Acronym
- COFRASAanc
- Status last verified
- Dec 2013
- First submitted
- 9 Apr 2008
- Last updated
- 3 Nov 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Nov 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Efficacy of Monetary Incentives for Primary Care Physicians on Patients' Recruitment
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00674037
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- COFRASAanc / P051042
- Conditions
- Recruitment
- Keywords
- recruitment, physicians participating in the recruitment of patients
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: default inclusion
- Enrolment
- 170 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2006
- Primary completion
- Sep 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 May 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trial. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the rate of recruitment of patients in a cohort study.
Detailed description
Context: Patients' recruitment is difficult in clinical trials. Financial incentives are frequently proposed to clinicians in private funded trials. However, the effect of these financial incentives has never been evaluated.
Objective: to evaluate the effect of financial incentive on the rate of recruitment of patients in a cohort study.
Design: randomized controlled trial Setting: primary care Participants: physicians (GP and cardiologists) participating in the recruitment of patients in a cohort study (the COFRASA study). The COFRASA cohort study is including aortic stenosis aging patient.
Intervention:75 euros for each patient included Main outcome: percentage of physician including at least one patient at 3 months Secondary outcome: mean number of patients included at 6 months. Sample size 270 physicians
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| inclusion with financial motivation | Experimental | Other: monetary incentive75 euros for each patient included |
| no incentive | No intervention | –no incentive |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Physicians participating in the COFRASA cohort study
- informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| monetary incentive75 euros for each patient included | Other | inclusion with financial motivation |
Primary outcome
number of patient included
Time frame: 3 months
1 secondary outcome
number of patient included
Time frame: 6 month
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: default inclusion). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Nov 2014.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Isabelle BOUTRON, MD principal investigator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing monetary incentive in people with Recruitment, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Nov 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: default inclusion). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
number of patient included (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Nov 2014.