Free-media: Participant interest that resulted from free recruitment methods (i.e. media interest, brochures and poster in locations without RA study endorsement) [ 11 ].
Fax: The fax method was developed around the observation that study endorsement by a patient's health-care provider is an important determinant of recruitment [ 9, 10 ].
Also explored in round 2 were 'unexpected' (as defined by the study team) endorsements of items by the subgroups.
"If you endorse enough products, people will begin to scratch their head and say, why is he doing this?" said Nora J. Rifon, a professor of advertising at Michigan State University who studies celebrity endorsements.
Parents were invited to participate in the study with endorsement from the principal of the kindergarten.
Proof can be in the form of numbers, outside studies, testimonials, endorsements from trusted sources, and many more.
Due to the small number of carers recruited in the previous Delphi study, their endorsement ratings were combined with those of the consumer panel in the end.
Briefly, eligibility for the HIV-ALC study included endorsement of two or more positive responses to the CAGE questionnaire [ 23] or a physician co-investigator clinical diagnosis of lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence.
If MTD was not reached at dose level 2 (S-1 80 mg/m/day), RD was basically determined to be dose level 2. However, the final decision on RD was made by the coordinating investigator committee of the study, with endorsement from the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee of the JCOG.
With respect to BSE, physicians may believe that this new evidence (i.e., the Grade D recommendation) is not credible, not applicable to their patients, and/or in need of either supporting evidence from additional studies or endorsement from professional organizations.
