A novel approach to conducting clinical trials in the community setting: utilizing patient-driven platforms and social media to drive web-based patient recruitment.
Janelle ApplequistCristina BurroughsArtemio RamirezPeter A MerkelMarc E RothenbergBruce TrapnellRobert J DesnickMustafa SahinJeffrey P KrischerPublished in: BMC medical research methodology (2020)
Study participants report wanting to be involved in the design and implementation of recruitment approaches for clinical research studies. The application of the aforementioned methods could aide in the evolution of clinical research practices for the recruitment of both rare and common diseases, where patient-centric approaches can help to create targeted messages designs that participants pre-test and support.