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ArticleJournal of clinical and translational science2023

"And then I found $5": Optimizing recruitment efficiency in remote clinical trials.

Margaret C Fahey, Jennifer Dahne, Brian K Chen, Tracy T Smith, Amy E Wahlquist, Mathew J Carpenter

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Article in Journal of clinical and translational science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Evaluation of Dual Use: Real Time Reductions in Combustible Cigarette Smoking During Co-Occurring Use of E-Cigarettes.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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  4. Progress toward realizing the promise of decentralized clinical trials.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Margaret C FaheyDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8672-8785
Jennifer DahneDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Brian K ChenArnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Tracy T SmithDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Amy E WahlquistCenter for Rural Health Research, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
Mathew J CarpenterDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Funding

A Naturalistic Nationwide Randomized Study of e-Cigarette Uptake and ConsequencesR01CA210625 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI CARPENTER, MATTHEW J · 2017 to 2021
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA210625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: As clinical trials adopt remote methodologies, there is need to optimize efficiency of remote enrollment. Within a remote clinical trial, we aim to (1) assess if sociodemographic factors differ among those consenting via mail vs. technology-based procedures (e-consent), (2) determine if, among those consenting via mail, a small unconditional monetary reward ($5) increases likelihood of subsequent enrollment, (3) economically evaluate additional cost per additional participant enrolled with $5 reward. Methods: In the parent nationwide randomized clinical trial of adult smokers ( Results: Older age, less education, lower income, and female sex predicted enrolling via mail vs e-consent ( Conclusions: As e-consent methods become more common, they have potential to reach many individuals but with perhaps diminished inclusion across all sociodemographic groups. Provision of an unconditional monetary incentive is possibly a cost-effective mechanism to increase recruitment efficiency for studies employing mail-based consenting procedures.

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e-consentenrollment proceduresmail-based informed consentRemote trialstechnology-based informed consent

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PMID37250999
PMCPMC10225265

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