Effective recruitment of participants to a phase I study using the internet and publicity releases through charities and patient organisations: analysis of the adaptive study of IL-2 dose on regulatory T cells in type 1 diabetes (DILT1D)

Table 3 Reason for ineligibility by recruitment source

Source	Age	Thyroid disorder	Diagnosis	Duration^a	Drug	Malignancy <5 yrs	Medical history	Pregnancy/Breast feeding
Clinics	2 (2.3%)	3 (3.4%)	2 (2.3%)	11 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (2.3%)
Register	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Internet	25 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (15%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)

^a11 participants who registered with the DILT1D study team had a duration of T1D of between 20 and 24 months. This group were unable to enrol in the trial before they became ineligible.

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