scholarly journals Effect of Recruitment Methods on Response Rate in a Web-Based Study for Primary Care Physicians: Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. e28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryuhei So ◽  
Kiyomi Shinohara ◽  
Takuya Aoki ◽  
Yasushi Tsujimoto ◽  
Aya M Suganuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Recruitment Methods ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Effect of Recruitment Methods on Response Rate in a Web-Based Study for Primary Care Physicians: Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryuhei So ◽  
Kiyomi Shinohara ◽  
Takuya Aoki ◽  
Yasushi Tsujimoto ◽  
Aya M Suganuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Recruitment Methods ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Recruiting to a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Program for People With Type 2 Diabetes and Depression: Lessons Learned at the Intersection of e-Mental Health and Primary Care (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Fletcher ◽  
Janine Clarke ◽  
Samineh Sanatkar ◽  
Peter Baldwin ◽  
Jane Gunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Recruitment Methods ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Randomized Controlled

BACKGROUND E-mental health (eMH) interventions are now widely available and they have the potential to revolutionize the way that health care is delivered. As most health care is currently delivered by primary care, there is enormous potential for eMH interventions to support, or in some cases substitute, services currently delivered face to face in the community setting. However, randomized trials of eMH interventions have tended to recruit participants using online recruitment methods. Consequently, it is difficult to know whether participants who are recruited online differ from those who attend primary care. OBJECTIVE This paper aimed to document the experience of recruiting to an eMH trial through primary care and compare the characteristics of participants recruited through this and other recruitment methods. METHODS Recruitment to the SpringboarD randomized controlled trial was initially focused on general practices in 2 states of Australia. Over 15 months, we employed a comprehensive approach to engaging practice staff and supporting them to recruit patients, including face-to-face site visits, regular contact via telephone and trial newsletters, and development of a Web-based patient registration portal. Nevertheless, it became apparent that these efforts would not yield the required sample size, and we therefore supplemented recruitment through national online advertising and promoted the study through existing networks. Baseline characteristics of participants recruited to the trial through general practice, online, or other sources were compared using the analysis of variance and chi square tests. RESULTS Between November 2015 and October 2017, 780 people enrolled in SpringboarD, of whom 740 provided information on the recruitment source. Of these, only 24 were recruited through general practice, whereas 520 were recruited online and 196 through existing networks. Key barriers to general practice recruitment included perceived mismatch between trial design and diabetes population, prioritization of acute health issues, and disruptions posed by events at the practice and community level. Participants recruited through the 3 different approaches differed in age, gender, employment status, depressive symptoms, and diabetes distress, with online participants being distinguished from those recruited through general practice or other sources. However, most differences reached only a small effect size and are unlikely to be of clinical importance. CONCLUSIONS Time, labor, and cost-intensive efforts did not translate into successful recruitment through general practice in this instance, with barriers identified at several different levels. Online recruitment yielded more participants, who were broadly similar to those recruited via general practice.

scholarly journals It's LiFe! Mobile and Web-Based Monitoring and Feedback Tool Embedded in Primary Care Increases Physical Activity: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. e184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanne van der Weegen ◽  
Renée Verwey ◽  
Marieke Spreeuwenberg ◽  
Huibert Tange ◽  
Trudy van der Weijden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Effects of a Web-Based Intervention for Stress Reduction in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. e27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mehring ◽  
Max Haag ◽  
Klaus Linde ◽  
Stefan Wagenpfeil ◽  
Antonius Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Effect of Recruitment Methods on Response Rate in a Web-Based Study for Primary Care Physicians: Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryuhei So ◽  
Kiyomi Shinohara ◽  
Takuya Aoki ◽  
Yasushi Tsujimoto ◽  
Aya M Suganuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Risk Difference ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Subject Line ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Subject

BACKGROUND Low participation rates are one of the most serious disadvantages of Web-based studies. It is necessary to develop effective strategies to improve participation rates to obtain sufficient data. OBJECTIVE The objective of this trial was to investigate the effect of emphasizing the incentive in the subject line of the invitation email and the day of the week of sending the invitation email on the participation rate in a Web-based trial. METHODS We conducted a 2×2 factorial design randomized controlled trial. We contacted 2000 primary care physicians from members of the Japan Primary Care Association in January 2017 and randomly allocated them to 1 of 4 combinations of 2 subject lines (presence or absence of an emphasis on a lottery for an Amazon gift card worth 3000 yen or approximately US $30) and 2 delivery days (sending the invitation email on Tuesday or Friday). The primary outcome was the response rate defined as the number of participants answering the first page of the questionnaire divided by the number of invitation emails delivered. All outcomes were collected between January 17, 2017, and February 8, 2017. RESULTS We analyzed data from 1943 out of 2000 participants after excluding those whose email addresses were invalid. The overall response rate was 6.3% (123/1943). There was no significant difference in the response rates between the 2 groups regarding incentive in the subject line: the risk ratio was 1.12 (95% CI 0.80 to 1.58) and the risk difference was 0.7% (95% CI –1.5% to 2.9%). Similarly, there was no significant difference in the response rates between the 2 groups regarding sending the email on Tuesday or Friday: the risk ratio was 0.98 (95% CI 0.70 to 1.38) and the risk difference was –0.1% (95% CI –2.3% to 2.1%). CONCLUSIONS Neither emphasizing the incentive in the subject line of the invitation email nor varying the day of the week the invitation email was sent led to a meaningful increase in response rates in a Web-based trial with primary care physicians. CLINICALTRIAL University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000025317; https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000029121 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation. org/6wOo1jl9t)

scholarly journals Web-based Weight Loss in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Obesity ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary G. Bennett ◽  
Sharon J. Herring ◽  
Elaine Puleo ◽  
Evelyn K. Stein ◽  
Karen M. Emmons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Web-based self-management with and without coaching for type 2 diabetes patients in primary care: design of a randomized controlled trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael van Vugt ◽  
Maartje de Wit ◽  
Steven H Hendriks ◽  
Yvonne Roelofsen ◽  
Henk JG Bilo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Diabetes Patients
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