Evaluation of the cost and effectiveness of diverse recruitment methods for a genetic screening study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Recruitment of participants from diverse backgrounds is crucial to the generalizability of genetic research, but has proven challenging. We retrospectively evaluated recruitment methods used for a study on return of genetic results.

Methods

The costs of study design, development, and participant enrollment were calculated, and the characteristics of the participants enrolled through the seven recruitment methods were examined.

Results

A total of 1118 participants provided consent, a blood sample, and questionnaire data. The estimated cost across recruitment methods ranged from $579 to $1666 per participant and required a large recruitment team. Recruitment methods using flyers and staff networks were the most cost-efficient and resulted in the highest completi

SUBMITTER: Milo Rasouly H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7213972 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature