A Randomized Controlled Trial (Rct) To Improve Enrollment To Cancer Clinical Trials

6514 Background: The proportion of adults with cancer recruited to clinical trials is low. Cancer Council Victoria awards funding to clinical trial sites through its Clinical Trials Management Scheme (CTMS). With this state-wide scheme, there appeared to be a temporal relationship between growth or stability in funding and the number of patients recruited. We undertook a RCT to evaluate the hypothesis that additional funding would improve trial recruitment. Methods: Participating sites (n = 34) were stratified into four strata based on 2011 recruitment numbers. Control sites (n = 18) received usual CTMS funds only while intervention sites (n = 16) received usual funds plus additional funds, proportional to the number of patients recruited in 2011. Additional funding was a median increase of 300% (IQR: 112.5%, 459%) relative to usual CTMS funds and was an average 11.8% (IQR: 8%, 12.3%) increase in a site’s budget. Additional funds were provided in early 2013. Sites were to use funds with the aim of increas...