Craigslist versus print newspaper advertising for recruiting research participants for alcohol studies: Cost and participant characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Technology has transformed our lifestyles in dramatic and significant ways, including new and less expensive options for recruiting study participants. This study examines cost and participant differences between two recruitment sources, Craigslist (CL), and print newspapers (PNs). This paper also reviewed and compared studies involving clinical trials published since 2010 that recruited participants using CL alone or in combination with other methods.

Method

Secondary data analyses from a parent study involving a randomized controlled trial of a mail-based intervention to promote self-change with problem drinkers.

Results

Significant differences were found between CL and PN participants on most demographic and pretreatment drinking variables. While all p

SUBMITTER: Gioia CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4713235 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature