Recruitment and scheduling

Types of recruitment:

• Online recruitment (e.g. Facebook/Instagram Ads) - most commonly used

• External recruitment (e.g. Community outreach, lab presentations) - list of potential contacts can be found here

• Birthlists (no longer using)

General Recruitment Workflow

*steps are outlined in greater detail in sub-sections

1. Search database for potential participants & determine if/when a Facebook ad will need to be created.

2. Create Facebook ad (if needed).

3. Check Qualtrics for new sign-ups + add them to database. Note down sign-ups that are eligible for the specific study.

4. Create contact list.

5. Contact families using study specific script. Maximum of two contact attempts (leave a voicemail on second attempt). Check voicemails regularly to see if families call back.

6. Add notes in database for every contacted individual.

7. Add successful recruits to study specific recruitment log. Take note of date of contact. If they do not book after 2 weeks of contact, send them a booking reminder by email (which must also be noted down in the database).

8. Send all necessary online questionnaires by email (either for an online study, or questionnaires that need to be completed before in-person visit to the lab)