Table 1 Survey Questions
Questions | Possible responses |
|---|---|
1. Did you know about the existence of the ACCORD clinical trial at CCF prior to being presented with the ACCORD Clinical Trial Alert (CTA)? | __ Yes __ No |
2. Did you appreciate being reminded during the patient encounter that your patient might be eligible for the ACCORD clinical trial? | __ Yes __ No |
3. How did you respond when presented with the Clinical Trial Alert? | __ a. I chose "No" to Cancel the alert EVERY TIME __ b. I chose "No" to Cancel the alert SOMETIMES __ c. I always chose "Yes" in order to proceed to the CTA's Smart-Set __ d. I don't recall |
4. If you ever chose "No" to cancel, please rank all reasons in order of how frequently they influenced your decision to disregard the CTA: (1-most common reason, 5-least common reason) | __ I didn't have time to respond __ I already knew my patient would not qualify for the study __ I didn't feel knowledgeable enough about the trial to discuss it __ I felt that discussing this trial would adversely impact the doctor-patient relationship __ Other: (please type your other reason(s)): _____ |
5. How comfortable are you discussing participation in clinical trials with your patients, in general? | 1-------------2-------------3-------------4-------------5 Uncomfortable Somewhat Comfortable Very Comfortable |
6. How comfortable were you asking your patient(s) to consider the participating in the ACCORD trial? | 1-------------2-------------3-------------4-------------5 Uncomfortable Somewhat Comfortable Very Comfortable or __(I Never Asked) |
7. Overall, how easy was the Clinical Trial Alert system to use? | 1-------------2-------------3-------------4-------------5 Difficult Moderately Easy Very Easy |
8. Overall, how intrusive did you find the Clinical Trial Alert(s) to be during the patient care? | 1-------------2-------------3-------------4-------------5 Not Intrusive Somewhat Intrusive Very Intrusive |
9. Overall, did you find you wanted more information about the trial provided with the alert? | __ Yes, the information provided was NOT adequate __ No, the information provided was adequate |
10. How interested would you be in seeing such alerts for future clinical trials? | 1-------------2-------------3-------------4-------------5 Not Interested Somewhat Interested Very Interested |
11. (part 1) If these alerts were improved so that they appeared only if a patient were definitely eligible for a clinical trial, how interested would you be in receiving such alerts for future trials? | 1-------------2-------------3-------------4-------------5 Not Interested Somewhat Interested Very Interested |
11. (part 2) If still not interested, why not? | __ a. I'm too busy to participate in such activities __ b. I don't want to discuss clinical trial participation with my patient __ c. Other: (please specify)______ |
12. If your patient were eligible for more than one ongoing clinical trial, would you be interested in receiving an alert about each of them, only one, or none? | __ a. Each – an alert for each trial and I will choose __ b. Only one – an alert for the trial that is probably the best fit for my patient __ c. None – I don't want to see any alerts about clinical trials for which my patient may be eligible |
13. Is this a technology that you would like to use for your future trials? | __ a. Yes, I would like to use CTAs for my future clinical trials __ b. No, I would prefer to use only traditional methods of recruitment __ c. I do not conduct clinical trials |
14. Please provide at least one suggestion for improving the CTA in the future? | (free text response) |
15. Please provide any additional comments you wish: | (free text response) |