Representation is power: traditional, hybrid, and digital recruitment results from a non-randomized clinical trial engaging adolescents - Takeaways - MDSpire

Representation is power: traditional, hybrid, and digital recruitment results from a non-randomized clinical trial engaging adolescents

  • By

  • Taylor B. Harrison

  • Jessica A. Sinclair

  • Lisa J. Martin

  • Kristin Childers-Buschle

  • Holly Elder

  • Sunyang Fu

  • Hongfang Liu

  • William B. Brinkman

  • Melanie F. Myers

  • Michelle L. McGowan

  • October 7, 2025

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    The EAS clinical trial utilized traditional, hybrid, and digital recruitment methods to enroll diverse adolescents and young adults.

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    Digital recruitment strategies accounted for the highest enrollment rate at 39.1%, surpassing traditional and hybrid methods.

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    Targeted hybrid recruitment yielded the highest proportion of historically underrepresented participants at 87.5%.

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    Quota sampling was employed to ensure balanced enrollment by age, gender, and race or ethnicity among participants.

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    The findings highlight the effectiveness of a multipronged recruitment approach in achieving diverse trial engagement.

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Representation is power: traditional, hybrid, and digital recruitment results from a non-randomized clinical trial engaging adolescents

  • by Taylor B. Harrison, Jessica A. Sinclair, Lisa J. Martin, Kristin Childers-Buschle, Holly Elder, Sunyang Fu, Hongfang Liu, William B. Brinkman, Melanie F. Myers, Michelle L. McGowan

  • October 7, 2025

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