FAQ: Enrolled

Go to the PRESTO Login page and then enter your username and password. Our secure questionnaire portal allows you to see which questionnaires you have already completed and which questionnaires remain to be completed. Participants are given 21 days to complete their follow-up questionnaires. If you would like us to extend that window, please contact us at bupresto@bu.edu or 617-358-3424.

If you complete the dietary questionnaire, you will receive a nutrient summary report through a custom link immediately after completing it. If you would like to keep or print this report, there is an option to download it to your computer. If you do not do this and would like to access your nutrient summary report at a later date, please email us at bupresto@bu.edu and we would be happy to send you another copy of the report.

Go to the PRESTO Login page and click on the link that says ‘Forgot password?’ You will then be asked to enter your email address. If it matches the email address that was previously registered in our system, you will receive an email about how you can change your password.

Go to the PRESTO Login page and click on the link that says ‘Forgotten username?’ You will then be asked to enter your email address. If it matches the email address that was previously registered in our system, you will receive an email with your username.

You can change your personal information by contacting us at bupresto@bu.edu or 617-358-3424.

Please click the Button ‘Save and Continue Later’. The next time you log in, you will be automatically directed to the page where you signed out. If the deadline for completing the questionnaire has passed, please contact us at bupresto@bu.edu.

Study results will be most valid if you answer all questions, but if you do not feel comfortable answering certain questions, please skip over those questions. There are very few questions that are mandatory to complete.

You will have 21 days to complete the baseline and each follow-up survey. After 21 days, you will no longer be able to take the survey for that follow-up period. As soon as the next follow-up period begins you will be notified and at that point you will be able to fill out the next questionnaire.

The dietary questionnaire was developed by nutritionists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It asks how often you ate or drank certain foods and beverages in the last year. Collecting this information will allow us to study dietary factors that could affect reproduction and will give us a more holistic picture of your health.

We have chosen the NCI’s dietary questionnaire because it has been widely-used and is validated for use in North American population-based studies. A link to the questionnaire will be sent 10 days after completion of the baseline questionnaire. It takes 30-40 minutes to complete. If you have any further questions or concerns about the dietary questionnaire, please contact us at bupresto@bu.edu.

Those who complete the dietary questionnaire will receive a brief summary about their dietary intake (e.g., % calories from fat, protein and carbohydrates; calcium and iron intake) as a token of our appreciation for filling out the survey. Those who complete the dietary questionnaire will also be entered into a lottery to win a $100 gift card to the grocery store of their choice (1 out of every 500 participants will be randomly selected to win).

Yes. We will send you email reminders to complete each follow-up questionnaire. If you notice that you are not getting our e-mail reminders, please check your SPAM folder and add us to your SafeSender list.

Not a problem. We want you to submit the most accurate information possible. Please contact us at bupresto@bu.edu to edit your information.

Yes, it is very important that you fill out your next follow-up questionnaire to let us know that you are pregnant. Please wait to receive your invitation to complete your next follow-up questionnaire (sent every 8 weeks), on which you can report your pregnancy. Once you tell us that you are pregnant, you will automatically be directed to the PRESTO early pregnancy questionnaire. Again, your completion of this survey is very important to the validity of our study results and will only take 10 minutes of your time.

If you no longer want to participate in PRESTO, please complete the PRESTO Withdrawal Form. You will be asked to log in before accessing this page. If you have any questions or comments about study withdrawal, please contact us at bupresto@bu.edu.