When a study is entered on StepUp for Ageing Research, matching criteria are set based on the study’s selection criteria such as diagnosis, location, clinical information, age, and so on.
After the matching algorithm has run, authorised research users on that study will see a list of matched potential volunteers. This will include the volunteers’ preferred contact details, geographical area and medical information such as diagnosis and medication that the volunteer has entered. You will also be able to see whether a volunteer is currently involved in another study.
Some of the information provided by volunteers will be used for matching, some to help you screen and some to help you contact them and understand their preferences. If you are interested in knowing the information requested in the volunteer registration, you could sign yourself up as a volunteer. (Please see section Can I sign up to StepUp for Ageing Research as a volunteer?)