Proceedings #57: Recruitment Challenges in Infant Stroke and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Research: Demographics and Factors

Background: Recruitment, enrollment, and retention (RER) of participants is a crucial determinant of successful research. Unique challenges exist with RER of pediatric participants due to public perceptions regarding the safety of NIBS, and consent involving family agreement and participation. Pediatric non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) research historically struggles with low participant recruitment.[1] Sufficient participant enrollment in pediatric NIBS studies is vital to addressing issues of heterogeneity, validity, and generalizability.[2] Our lab is currently engaged in RER methods for a NIBS study investigating cortical excitability, corticospinal tract organization, and motor function of infants with perinatal stroke.[3] For success of our investigations, we aim to integrate demographic factors and recruitment outcomes of all screened infants.
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research