Online Patient Recruitment in Clinical Trials: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mette Brøgger-Mikkelsen Zarqa Ali John Robert Zibert Anders Daniel Andersen Simon Francis Thomsen

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

Targeting potential participants using online remedies is an effective approach for patient recruitment for clinical research. Online recruitment was both superior in regard to time efficiency and cost-effectiveness compared with offline recruitment. In contrast, offline recruitment outperformed online recruitment with respect to conversion rate.

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