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Recruitment challenges for a prospective telehealth cohort study.
Pertl, Kellie; Petluri, Ritwika; Wiest, Katharina; Hoffman, Kim; McCarty, Dennis; Levander, Ximena A; Chan, Brian; Martin, Stephen A; Korthuis, P Todd.
  • Pertl K; Boulder Care, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Petluri R; Boulder Care, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Wiest K; Boulder Care, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Hoffman K; OHSU - PSU School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  • McCarty D; OHSU - PSU School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Levander XA; Addiction Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Chan B; Addiction Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Martin SA; Boulder Care, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Korthuis PT; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Contemp Clin Trials Commun ; : 101043, 2022 Dec 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2244183
ABSTRACT

Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges in participant recruitment strategies for clinical research involving people with opioid use disorders recently engaged in treatment. We describe challenges to participant recruitment in a trial comparing virtual buprenorphine treatment platform to office-based buprenorphine treatment.

Methods:

The parent study was a cohort trial of telehealth delivered buprenorphine treatment compared to office-based buprenorphine treatment, however, due to the pandemic potential participant recruitment for both arms became virtual. Between 9/27/2021 and 7/11/2022, telephone, email, flyers, and word-of-mouth were used to recruit study participants from each treatment setting. Recruitment tracking documents recorded the primary

outcomes:

number of outreach attempts and most effective contact methods.

Results:

Treatment settings provided contact information for 1485 potential study participants. Information was incorrect or disconnected for 282 (19%) individuals, 695 (47%) did not respond to outreach, and 508 (34%) responded to outreach. Of these responders, 369 were interested in study participation, 259 completed the online informed consent and screening assessment, and 148 met eligibility criteria and enrolled in the study. A total of 3804 virtual outreach attempts across 1485 potential participants were made, resulting in an average of 2.7 attempts per contact and a mean of 25.7 attempts per enrolled participant (n = 148).

Conclusion:

Conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic required shifting from in-person to virtual recruitment strategies to contact and engage potential study participants. Virtual recruitment for this population during a pandemic appears to be less efficient and hindered efforts to meet recruitment goals.
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Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Estudo de coorte / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico / Ensaios controlados aleatorizados Idioma: Inglês Revista: Contemp Clin Trials Commun Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: J.conctc.2022.101043

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Texto completo: Disponível Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Estudo de coorte / Estudo observacional / Estudo prognóstico / Ensaios controlados aleatorizados Idioma: Inglês Revista: Contemp Clin Trials Commun Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Artigo País de afiliação: J.conctc.2022.101043