scholarly journals Use of Rideshare Services to Increase Participant Recruitment and Retention in Research: Participant Perspectives

10.2196/11166 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. e11166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Ladd Schneider Leavens ◽  
Elise Marie Stevens ◽  
Emma Irene Brett ◽  
Neil Molina ◽  
Thad Ryan Leffingwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Participant ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Participant Perspectives

scholarly journals Use of Rideshare Services to Increase Participant Recruitment and Retention in Research: Participant Perspectives (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor Ladd Schneider Leavens ◽  
Elise Marie Stevens ◽  
Emma Irene Brett ◽  
Neil Molina ◽  
Thad Ryan Leffingwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Participant Perspectives ◽  
Trial Participants

BACKGROUND Recruitment and retention of participants are important factors in empirical studies. Methods that increase recruitment and retention can reduce costs and burden on researchers related to the need for over-recruitment because of attrition. Rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft are a potential means for decreasing this burden. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to understand the role rideshare utilization plays in participant recruitment and retention in research trials. METHODS Data are presented for a study (N=42) in which rideshare services were utilized for participant transportation to and from study visits during a 2-session, in-laboratory research study. RESULTS Retention at visit 2 was greater than 95% (42/44) in the initial study. In a follow-up survey of the participants from the original trial, participants (N=32) reported that the rideshare service was an important reason they returned for all study visits. Participants reported whether they would prefer differing levels of additional monetary compensation or a ride from a rideshare service. When the additional compensation was less than US $15, participants reported a preference for the rideshare service. CONCLUSIONS Rideshare services may represent a relatively low cost means for increasing study retention. Specifically, findings indicate that rideshare services may not be crucial for initial participant recruitment but for their retention in multi-visit studies.

Strategies for research participant engagement: A synthetic review and conceptual framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 174077452110110
Author(s):  
Charlene A Wong ◽  
William B Song ◽  
Megan Jiao ◽  
Emily O’Brien ◽  
Peter Ubel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Participant Engagement ◽  
Cochrane Reviews ◽  
Changing Attitudes

Background: Research participant engagement, which we define as recruitment and retention in clinical trials, is a costly and challenging issue in clinical research. Research teams have leveraged a variety of strategies to increase research participant engagement in clinical trials, although a framework and evidence for effective participant engagement strategies are lacking. We (1) developed a novel conceptual framework for strategies used to recruit and retain participants in clinical trials based on their underlying behavioral principles and (2) categorized empirically tested recruitment and retention strategies in this novel framework. Methods: We conducted a synthetic analysis of interventions tested in studies from two Cochrane reviews on clinical trial recruitment and retention, which included studies from 1986 to 2015. We developed a conceptual framework of behavioral strategies for increasing research participant engagement using deductive and inductive approaches with the studies included in the Cochrane reviews. Reviewed interventions were then categorized using this framework. We examined the results of reviewed interventions and categorized the effects on clinical trial recruitment and retention as significantly positive, null, or significantly negative; summary statistics are presented for the frequency and effects of each behavioral strategy type. Results: We analyzed 141 unique interventions across 96 studies: 91 interventions targeted clinical trial research participant recruitment and 50 targeted retention. Our framework included 14 behavioral strategies to improve research participant engagement grouped into four general approaches: changing attitudes by appealing to social motivators, changing attitudes by targeting individual psychology, reducing barriers and cognitive burdens, and providing incentives. The majority of interventions (54%) aimed to reduce barriers or cognitive burdens, with improving comprehension (27%) as the most common specific strategy identified. For recruitment, the most common behavioral strategies tested were building legitimacy or trust (38%) and framing risks and benefits (32%), while financial or material incentives (32%) and reducing financial, time, and social barriers (32%) were most common for retention interventions. Among interventions tested in randomized controlled trials, 51% had a null effect on research participant engagement, and 30% had a statistically significant positive effect. Discussion: Clinical researchers have tested a wide range of interventions that leverage distinct behavioral strategies to achieve improved research participant recruitment and retention. Common behavioral strategies include building legitimacy or trust between research teams and participants, as well as improving participant comprehension of trial objectives and procedures. The high frequency of null effects among tested interventions suggests challenges in selecting the optimal interventions for increasing research participant engagement, although the proposed behavioral strategy categories can serve as a conceptual framework for developing and testing future interventions.

Research Participant Recruitment and Retention

2007 ◽  
pp. 155-178
Author(s):  
Joan S. Grant ◽  
James L. Raper ◽  
Duck-Hee Kang ◽  
Michael T. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Research Participant ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention

scholarly journals Pelvic floor disorders clinical trials: participant recruitment and retention

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Brubaker ◽  
Holly E. Richter ◽  
Matthew D. Barber ◽  
Yvonne Hsu ◽  
David D. Rahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Disorders ◽  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention

Participant Recruitment and Retention in Rehabilitation Research

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen R. Bell ◽  
Flora Hammond ◽  
Tessa Hart ◽  
Allison K. Bickett ◽  
Nancy R. Temkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Rehabilitation Research

Research Participant Recruitment in Hispanic Communities: Lessons Learned

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele G. Shedlin ◽  
Carlos U. Decena ◽  
Thenral Mangadu ◽  
Angela Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Research Participant ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Participant Recruitment

scholarly journals A review of reporting of participant recruitment and retention in RCTs in six major journals

Trials ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merran Toerien ◽  
Sara T Brookes ◽  
Chris Metcalfe ◽  
Isabel de Salis ◽  
Zelda Tomlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participant Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention
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