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Pens and vouchers: can small rewards boost participation in blood cancer research?

NCT ID NCT01831635

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Queen's University, Belfast Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026

Summary

Researchers want to learn what causes myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of rare blood cancers. They are testing whether small incentives like pens, trolley tokens, or a £10 reimbursement encourage more people to join a case-control study. The trial includes about 100 patients with these cancers and 200 healthy controls. The goal is to find the best ways to recruit participants for a larger UK-wide study.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Small incentives such as branded pens, trolley tokens, and a £10 reimbursement
What this could lead to
If successful, this could help researchers design larger studies that uncover what causes myeloproliferative neoplasms, potentially guiding prevention.
What could go wrong
This is an early, small study focused on recruitment methods, not on finding causes or treatments. It may not improve participation enough to justify a larger study.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

234 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2013

Finished

Jun 2015

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Hematology clinic Primary Care clinic Non-blood relatives/ friends of cases

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Myeloproliferative neoplasm cases Inclusion criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythaemia or primary myelofibrosis based on the WHO diagnostic criteria. * Aged 18 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years old. * where the clinician/General Practitioner (GP) does not provide consent. * incapable of giving informed consent. * physically or cognitively incapable of completing the questionnaire. * too ill to participate General Practice Controls Inclusion Criteria: * Randomly selected, frequency matched to the distribution of cases by 5-year age band, geographic location (Belfast and Southampton) and gender. * Aged 18 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years old. * where the clinician/GP does not provide consent. * incapable of giving informed consent. * physically or cognitively incapable of completing the questionnaire. * too ill to participate. Relative/Friend Controls Inclusion Criteria: * Non-blood relative/friend of a case participating in the study. * Aged 18 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years old. * where the clinician/GP does not provide consent. * incapable of giving informed consent. * physically or cognitively incapable of completing the questionnaire. * too ill to participate.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acquired polycythemia vera essential thrombocythemia primary myelofibrosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Essential thrombocythemia Polycythemia vera Primary myelofibrosis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Belfast Health And Social Care Trust

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6BJ, United Kingdom

  • Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT389EX, United Kingdom

  • University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

    Southampton, England, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

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