Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity
Background: Effective recruitment of representative and diverse samples in research trials is important to the generalizability of findings and in describing access to behavioral interventions. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of local and national recruitment strategies for a smoking c...
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| author | Andrea Pérez-Muñoz Tori L. Horn Julia Graber Sultana Mubarika Rahman Chowdhury Zoran Bursac Rebecca A. Krukowski |
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| description | Background: Effective recruitment of representative and diverse samples in research trials is important to the generalizability of findings and in describing access to behavioral interventions. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of local and national recruitment strategies for a smoking cessation and weight management-focused randomized controlled trial (Fit & Quit). The overall cost-effectiveness of recruitment strategies was also evaluated. Methods: The study initially recruited participants locally in the Memphis, TN area and later transitioned to national recruitment, necessitated by the transition to remote assessment strategies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study evaluated effective recruitment strategies for randomized participants (n = 305) across gender, race, rurality, and recruitment method, as well as the cost-effectiveness of methods used during the recruitment period of this study. Results: The most effective recruitment strategies were local postcards, local radio advertisements, word-of-mouth referrals, and national internet advertisements, which resulted in a combined 71.8% (n = 219) of the total randomized sample (n = 305). Radio advertisements were the best method for recruiting Black participants. Electronic recruitment strategies were the most effective method for non-urban participants. Additionally, gender, recruitment method, race, and rurality predicted randomization. Overall, electronic media methods were more cost-effective ($430.97 per participant) compared to traditional media methods ($931.43 per participant); however, traditional media methods resulted in a greater number of recruited and randomized participants. Conclusion: Results provide information on effective and cost-effective local and national recruitment methods for recruiting underrepresented groups of participants in behavioral clinical intervention studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03c8fea628ad4a378250943e453d87432022-12-22T04:22:24ZengElsevierContemporary Clinical Trials Communications2451-86542022-12-0130101037Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversityAndrea Pérez-Muñoz0Tori L. Horn1Julia Graber2Sultana Mubarika Rahman Chowdhury3Zoran Bursac4Rebecca A. Krukowski5Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USADepartment of Biostatistics, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USADepartment of Biostatistics, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USADepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; Corresponding author.Background: Effective recruitment of representative and diverse samples in research trials is important to the generalizability of findings and in describing access to behavioral interventions. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of local and national recruitment strategies for a smoking cessation and weight management-focused randomized controlled trial (Fit & Quit). The overall cost-effectiveness of recruitment strategies was also evaluated. Methods: The study initially recruited participants locally in the Memphis, TN area and later transitioned to national recruitment, necessitated by the transition to remote assessment strategies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study evaluated effective recruitment strategies for randomized participants (n = 305) across gender, race, rurality, and recruitment method, as well as the cost-effectiveness of methods used during the recruitment period of this study. Results: The most effective recruitment strategies were local postcards, local radio advertisements, word-of-mouth referrals, and national internet advertisements, which resulted in a combined 71.8% (n = 219) of the total randomized sample (n = 305). Radio advertisements were the best method for recruiting Black participants. Electronic recruitment strategies were the most effective method for non-urban participants. Additionally, gender, recruitment method, race, and rurality predicted randomization. Overall, electronic media methods were more cost-effective ($430.97 per participant) compared to traditional media methods ($931.43 per participant); however, traditional media methods resulted in a greater number of recruited and randomized participants. Conclusion: Results provide information on effective and cost-effective local and national recruitment methods for recruiting underrepresented groups of participants in behavioral clinical intervention studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865422001545Recruitment strategiesBehavioral interventionWeight managementSmoking cessation |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Pérez-Muñoz Tori L. Horn Julia Graber Sultana Mubarika Rahman Chowdhury Zoran Bursac Rebecca A. Krukowski Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Recruitment strategies Behavioral intervention Weight management Smoking cessation |
| title | Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity |
| title_full | Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity |
| title_fullStr | Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity |
| title_short | Recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial: A comparison of strategy cost-effectiveness and sample diversity |
| title_sort | recruitment strategies for a post cessation weight management trial a comparison of strategy cost effectiveness and sample diversity |
| topic | Recruitment strategies Behavioral intervention Weight management Smoking cessation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865422001545 |
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