Subject Compliance & Retention
Our approach to enrollment has made retention one of the hallmarks of our research program. Each potential participant is contacted on at least two occasions and is provided an IRB approved Study Tip Sheet and often, a copy of the IRB approved consent form prior to the office visit. In all cases, the consent form is reviewed carefully with the guardian (and the patient him or herself when an assent is required) and the requirements of the study are described in detail. As a result, we have outstanding compliance with all studies. Over an 11 year period and over 70 studies, we have had minimal protocol deviations and a better than 97% retention rate.