Can a participant‐referred ‘study buddy’ increase retention of rural people who use drugs in research? A multi‐site, randomized trial
Recruitment of self-identified "study buddies" did not appear to statistically significantly improve retention of rural people who use drugs in this longitudinal study at 6- and 12-month follow-up relative to standard retention approaches.
Authors
- Jodi Lapidus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2068-0619)
- Sarann Bielavitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2104-6991)
- Ryan Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-995X)
- Kathryn E. Lancaster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0045-9909)
- P. Todd Korthuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5556-3597)
- Miriam Elman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3162-6500)
- Angela T. Estadt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-051X)
- April M. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3969-3249)
- Edward Augustus Freeman
- Madison N. Enderle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2592-0781)
Institutions
- Portland State University (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Ohio Department of Health (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70250
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88