Open AccessUse of electronic recruitment methods in a clinical trial of adults with gout
Author(s) -
Hailey Miller,
Jeanne Charleston,
Beiwen Wu,
Kelly Gleason,
Karen White,
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb,
Daniel E. Ford,
Timothy B Plante,
Allan C. Gelber,
Lawrence J. Appel,
Edgar R. Miller,
Stephen P Juraschek
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical trials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.559
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1740-7753
pISSN - 1740-7745
DOI - 10.1177/1740774520956969
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , medicine , randomization , electronic medical record , medical record , gout , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , patient portal , physical therapy , family medicine , psychology , health care , developmental psychology , economics , economic growth
Electronic-based recruitment methods are increasingly utilized in clinical trials to recruit and enroll research participants. The cost-effectiveness of electronic-based methods and impact on sample generalizability is unknown. We compared recruitment yields, cost-effectiveness, and demographic characteristics across several electronic and traditional recruitment methods.