Patient Recruitment Strategies for Behavioral Clinical Trials in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: An Analysis of the ADEPT (Addressing Disability Effectively with Psychosocial Telehealth) Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study evaluates the effectiveness of different methods to recruit patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) into a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Methods

630 participants were recruited into a multicenter RCT using electronic medical record (EMR) bulk messaging, in-person study discussion with a clinician, or a hybrid method combining the above approaches.

Results

Bulk EMR messaging alone had the highest recruitment and response rates, required the least amount of time to implement, and incurred the lowest cost as compared to the in-person and hybrid recruitment methods.

Conclusions

Digital health technology can enhance the recruitment of patients with IBD into randomized controlled trials.

SUBMITTER: Malani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12082830 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature