Asthma Patient Recruiting Outcomes for 10 Sites
| Site descriptions | No. Subjects Randomized | No. Months to Recruit Subjects | No. Subjects Randomized per 6-Month Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single physician practices* | |||
| 1 | 8 | 18 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 3.4 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 3.4 |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | 5.0 |
| Average, sites 1 to 8 | 2.9 | ||
| ER† | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| MCO‡ | 7 | 7 | 6.0 |
* Eight single-physician primary care practices, of which numbers 2, 3, 5, and 8 were 50% full-time academic practices. Sites 3 to 6 were assisted by research associates.
† A participating physician recruited from an inner-city emergency room.
‡ Research assistants recruited from a managed care organization (MCO) asthma research center.