Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study

Background: Despite the recommendations to increase recruitment of participants into clinical trials, investigators face costly challenges in trials investigating work disability interventions for people with arthritis and rheumatological conditions. This study aims to evaluate the recruitment costs...

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Autores principales:	Rawan AlHeresh, Molly W. Vaughan, Inbar Hanouna Brenner, Julie Keysor
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Recruitment Work disability Randomized controlled trials Rheumatology Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf4c9345f46941e3a760d4c3c014189e2021-11-14T04:34:42ZRecruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study2451-865410.1016/j.conctc.2021.100862https://doaj.org/article/cf4c9345f46941e3a760d4c3c014189e2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865421001629https://doaj.org/toc/2451-8654Background: Despite the recommendations to increase recruitment of participants into clinical trials, investigators face costly challenges in trials investigating work disability interventions for people with arthritis and rheumatological conditions. This study aims to evaluate the recruitment costs and outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of an arthritis work disability prevention program conducted between 2011 and 2015, to inform planning and monitoring recruitment in similar studies. Methods: Data were obtained from enrollment and financial records pertaining to recruitment costs for each recruitment approach employed. The cost for each recruitment method was calculated for total cost and cost per number of participants screened, eligible, and enrolled in the trial. Then the yield of each possible recruitment method was also determined based on the ratio of the number of randomized participants divided by the number of people contacted through each recruitment method. Finally, the Results: Recruitment rate was lower than projected. Community advertising, specifically newspapers, was the most successful method of recruitment in terms of numbers, but social media, specifically Craigslist, was the least costly method used to recruit. Some social media approaches, including Facebook and LinkedIn, yielded few if any participants. Recruitment efforts used successfully in the past are not always effective. Conclusions: Costs to recruit large numbers of people with arthritis into clinical trials are high. Investigators are encouraged to monitor recruitment efforts and evaluate the costs and outcomes of their strategies throughout the study period. Close consideration to recruitment costs should be considered as part of the research fiscal resources prior to and during the study period for long-term outcomes like work disability. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01387100, date: 06/01/2011.Rawan AlHereshMolly W. VaughanInbar Hanouna BrennerJulie KeysorElsevierarticleRecruitmentWork disabilityRandomized controlled trialsRheumatologyMedicine (General)R5-920ENContemporary Clinical Trials Communications, Vol 24, Iss , Pp 100862- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Recruitment Work disability Randomized controlled trials Rheumatology Medicine (General) R5-920 Rawan AlHeresh Molly W. Vaughan Inbar Hanouna Brenner Julie Keysor Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study
description	Background: Despite the recommendations to increase recruitment of participants into clinical trials, investigators face costly challenges in trials investigating work disability interventions for people with arthritis and rheumatological conditions. This study aims to evaluate the recruitment costs and outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of an arthritis work disability prevention program conducted between 2011 and 2015, to inform planning and monitoring recruitment in similar studies. Methods: Data were obtained from enrollment and financial records pertaining to recruitment costs for each recruitment approach employed. The cost for each recruitment method was calculated for total cost and cost per number of participants screened, eligible, and enrolled in the trial. Then the yield of each possible recruitment method was also determined based on the ratio of the number of randomized participants divided by the number of people contacted through each recruitment method. Finally, the Results: Recruitment rate was lower than projected. Community advertising, specifically newspapers, was the most successful method of recruitment in terms of numbers, but social media, specifically Craigslist, was the least costly method used to recruit. Some social media approaches, including Facebook and LinkedIn, yielded few if any participants. Recruitment efforts used successfully in the past are not always effective. Conclusions: Costs to recruit large numbers of people with arthritis into clinical trials are high. Investigators are encouraged to monitor recruitment efforts and evaluate the costs and outcomes of their strategies throughout the study period. Close consideration to recruitment costs should be considered as part of the research fiscal resources prior to and during the study period for long-term outcomes like work disability. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01387100, date: 06/01/2011.
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author	Rawan AlHeresh Molly W. Vaughan Inbar Hanouna Brenner Julie Keysor
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title	Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study
title_short	Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study
title_full	Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study
title_fullStr	Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study
title_full_unstemmed	Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study
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publishDate	2021
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Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study

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