Recruitment of Adolescents to Virtual Clinical Trials: Recruitment Results From the Health4Me Randomized Controlled Trial
This study found that virtual clinical trial recruitment was found to be low-cost, with the potential to increase trial participation. Social media was the most effective recruitment method, reaching all states and territories, including hard-to-reach populations. Future action is needed to explore recruitment methods that are more effective for males and to build trust among adolescents regarding clinical trial recruitment via social media.
Authors
- Kathryn Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1922-3058)
- Maree Lisa Hackett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1211-9087)
- Sarah Maguire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0754-9189)
- Julie Redfern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-5563)
- Allyson Todd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-9754)
- Stephanie Ruth Partridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5390-3922)
- Sarah Barakat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-8320)
- Rebecca Raeside (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2016-6393)
- Stephanie Boulet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4010-0941)
- Seema Mihrshahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6567-9884)
- Sean Rom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0436-3696)
Institutions
- Bond University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Nepean Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/62919
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- University of Notre Dame
- Australian Government
- Heart Research Institute
- University of Sydney
- University of Notre Dame Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Sydney Medical School
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney