An interventional study of Supported, women-centred and aphasia-friendly recruitment process (ORDERed) and Traditional recruitment processes (TRADITIONAL) in Stroke and Stroke (CVA) or Transient Ischemic Attack, sponsored by McMaster University. Recruiting at 3 sites in Canada. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-09.
Sponsored by McMaster University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Stroke is a major health issue, especially for women, who are more likely than men to have worse outcomes and lower quality of life after a stroke. Yet, women are under-represented in stroke research, which limits how well treatments work for them. This study aims to change that by testing a new way to recruit women into stroke research using the ORDER toolkit, a set of easy-to-understand, women-focused materials like brochures and videos co-designed with patients. This new approach will be compared to the usual way of recruiting patients. The study will track how many people join, how long it takes to make a decision, and what influences participation. Patients and research coordinators will also share their feedback on the process. Our goal is to make stroke studies more inclusive so that research findings benefit everyone equally.
Women are under-represented in stroke research, ranging from acute stroke clinical trials, prevention, and rehabilitation studies, limiting the generalizability of research findings and impacting clinical care. Studies have found that women were more likely to be missed by recruiters, and when approached, were more likely to decline participation. Women are also more likely to consider the opinions of their spouse or friends when deciding to participate in studies. Data from the EMPOW-HER study suggest that women have more unanswered questions than men from the consent form and altruism is a greater motivator for research participation among women. This new knowledge led to the development of the ORDER toolkit, a women-centred and aphasia-friendly recruitment and enrollment toolkit that can be broadly applied to stroke studies. This study will investigate its effectiveness in the enrollment process of the StrokeGoRed (ORDERed).
ORDERed will use a pre-post design embedded within StrokeGoRed (Stroke in Women: Growing Opportunities to Realize optimal Evaluation, Diagnosis, and outcomes (StrokeGoRed)) to test the use of a supported, women-centred and aphasia-friendly recruitment and enrollment process.
The objectives of this study are to:
ORDERed will use a pre-post design embedded within StrokeGoRed (Stroke in Women: Growing Opportunities to Realize optimal Evaluation, Diagnosis, and outcomes (StrokeGoRed)) to test the use of a supported, women-centred and aphasia-friendly recruitment and enrollment process. The site will begin with the usual enrollment process (TRADITIONAL) for the first part of the recruitment period (study letter and informed consent form), followed by the ORDERed toolkit for the latter half of the recruitment period.
The RE-AIM implementation science framework, consisting of five steps to translate research into action, will be used to evaluate the implementation of ORDERed. Traditional and ORDERed will be compared for Reach and Effectiveness, including enrollment rate (consented participants divided by total approached), efficiency (number of days and interactions between initial contact to decision to participate), and attrition (lost to follow-up divided by total enrolled) using a descriptive analysis stratified by sex. At the time of decision, participants will also be invited to complete a brief 15-minute web-based survey regarding the recruitment process and their decision making regarding participating in the study, including reason(s) for not participating. After the recruitment period, Coordinators will be invited to complete a survey about their perspectives of the Adoption of the ORDER toolkit, Implementation (consistency in using the toolkit, efficiency metrics), and Maintenance (coordinators will be asked whether they would use this for future studies and potential barriers to implementation in future studies).
To assess the effectiveness of the ORDERed intervention compared with traditional recruitment methods, a logistic regression model will be used with a binary outcome indicating successful recruitment. Treatment group (ORDER vs. traditional recruitment) will be the primary independent variable, and prespecified covariates (e.g., age, sex, gender) will be included as adjustment variables. The analysis will be repeated stratified by sex.
8,255 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,056 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 1,600 is above the median of 49 across 6,024 interventional studies indexed under Stroke.
Browse Stroke studies →McMaster University is the lead sponsor of 741 studies on the registry; 127 are open to participants now.
Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (43%) have results posted.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Participants eligible for StrokeGoRed hospitalized cohort are eligible for ORDERed:
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants eligible for StrokeGoRed hospitalized cohort are eligible for ORDERed:
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.
Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.
TIA (transient ischaemic attack)
A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.
Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Traditional participant information letter and consent form only
Other: Traditional recruitment processes (TRADITIONAL)
Supplementing traditional recruitment methods (detailed participant information letter and consent form) with women-centred, aphasia-friendly recruitment video and brochure (ORDER)
Other: Supported, women-centred and aphasia-friendly recruitment process (ORDERed)
In the ORDERed phase, the Site Coordinator will approach participants for interest in the cohort study by introducing the study and sharing a brochure and brief, women-centred, close-captioned video that further describes the study procedures. These recruitment materials were co-developed with patient partners with lived experience of stroke. The video and brochure will be available on a mobile tablet, with the brochure also available in hard copy. Materials include images representing diverse ethnocultural backgrounds and gender identities and feature the lead researcher and a patient partner. The Coordinator will watch the video with the potential participant, discuss the study, and answer questions. Participants may keep the tablet and printed materials to review and share with family, friends, or healthcare providers before making a decision about enrollment.
With the traditional recruitment process (TRADITIONAL), participants are approached by the Site Coordinator for interest in the cohort study and presented with the standard participant information letter and full informed consent form. The information letter and consent form will be left with the potential participant to view again; the Coordinator will encourage them to share these materials with their family members or friends who may assist with decision making. The Coordinator will return to address any further questions and determine the decision whether to enroll in the study.
Effectiveness - Enrollment rate
Consented participants divided by total approached
Time frame: From initial contact with study coordinator to decision to participate (up to 30 days)
Effectiveness - Efficiency
Number of days and interactions between initial contact to decision to participate
Time frame: From initial contact with study coordinator to decision to participate (up to 30 days)
Barriers and Facilitators
All participants, whether or not they consent to the cohort study, will be invited to complete a brief 15-minute web-based survey regarding the recruitment process and their decision making regarding study participation, including reason(s) for participating or not participating.
Time frame: At time of enrollment decision to the StrokeGoRed study (consent or decline)
Feasibility - Reach
Coordinators will be invited to complete a survey to examine Reach of the ORDER toolkit (Coordinator demographics and needs), and Adoption, Implementation (consistency in using the toolkit, efficiency metrics), and Maintenance (whether they would use toolkit for future studies and potential barriers to implementation in future studies)
Time frame: At the end of the recruitment period
Feasibility - Adoption
Coordinators will be invited to complete a survey to examine Reach of the ORDER toolkit (Coordinator demographics and needs), and Adoption, Implementation (consistency in using the toolkit, efficiency metrics), and Maintenance (whether they would use toolkit for future studies and potential barriers to implementation in future studies)
Time frame: At the end of the recruitment period
Feasibility - Implementation
Coordinators will be invited to complete a survey to examine Reach of the ORDER toolkit (Coordinator demographics and needs), and Adoption, Implementation (consistency in using the toolkit, efficiency metrics), and Maintenance (whether they would use toolkit for future studies and potential barriers to implementation in future studies)
Time frame: At the end of the recruitment period
Feasibility - Maintenance
Coordinators will be invited to complete a survey to examine Reach of the ORDER toolkit (Coordinator demographics and needs), and Adoption, Implementation (consistency in using the toolkit, efficiency metrics), and Maintenance (whether they would use toolkit for future studies and potential barriers to implementation in future studies)
Time frame: At the end of the recruitment period
Plan to share: No
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Started Aug 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2029, 36 months after the start.
Of 3,108 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stroke, half reached primary completion within 23 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 46. This study's planned 36 months is above that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,252 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 46.
Start moved once since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026: Apr 2026 → Aug 2026, on Oct 9, 2026.
Earlier changes are on the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.
From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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