Recruit study participants throughout BC!
We do the hard work of recruiting for health research studies on your behalf. Post your studies on REACH BC and we will find and match eligible participants to your study.
Recruit study participants through REACH BC
REACH BC makes it easier for you to recruit potential health research study participants and patient partners, from across all of British Columbia, in all health authorities, and throughout rural BC.
Our matching software matches eligible volunteers with your study. Once volunteers have expressed an interest in your research, you’ll be able to contact them with any eligibility criteria and additional information before moving forward.
Not recruiting? You can also share your study results and knowledge translation products on our public searchable directory.
How it Works
Add studies to the directory
Add your health research studies and patient partner research opportunities to the REACH BC directory to make it easy for British Columbians to find your research by topic or condition. REACH BC makes it easy for the public to find your studies.
See your volunteer matches
REACH BC will find volunteers who match your eligibility criteria and notify them by email. They have the option to reach out to you for more info or to express interest in getting involved, then you’ll receive a list of interested volunteers with contact details.
Connect with qualified volunteers
Once volunteers have expressed an interest in your research, you’ll be able to contact them with any eligibility criteria and additional information before moving forward.
Which researchers are eligible?
- Researchers must be appointed or employed by a health authority or public post-secondary institution (university or college) in British Columbia.
- Graduate students with a principal investigator who meets the researcher criteria above may also be eligible to use REACH BC.
- Researchers who reside outside of British Columbia are currently not eligible.
If you are a private researcher in British Columbia, please contact us at info@reachbc.ca for more information on obtaining approval to use REACH BC.
Patient partner research opportunities
Looking for patient partners for your patient-oriented research project? REACH BC can help with that too. We have lots of volunteers interested in becoming patient partners in research studies.
For more information about patient-oriented research and resources for working with patient partners, contact the BC SUPPORT Unit and find your regional centre contact.
Create your researcher profile today
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Privacy and Security
REACH BC will not release any of your personal information to third parties, participating organizations, and/or other institutions. Your information will only be available to the researcher(s) after you indicate interest in being contacted about a particular study. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at info@reachbc.ca or view our privacy statement and terms of use.
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