Optimizing Retention in a Pragmatic Trial of Community-Living Older Persons: The STRIDE Study.
Thomas M GillJoanne M McGloinAmy SheltonLuann M BiancoEleni A SkokosNancy K LathamDavid A GanzLinda V NyquistRobert B WallaceMartha B CarniePatricia C DykesLori A GoehringMargaret DoylePeter A CharpentierErich J GreeneKaty L AraujoPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Completion of the thrice-yearly follow-up interviews in STRIDE was high, and retention of participants over 44 months exceeded the original projections. The procedures used in STRIDE, together with lessons learned, should assist other investigators who are planning or conducting large pragmatic trials of vulnerable older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1242-1249, 2020.