Objective: Patient portals are increasingly used to recruit patients in research studies, but communication response rates remain low without tactics such as financial incentives or manual outreach. We evaluated a new method of study enrollment by embedding a study information sheet and HIPAA authorization form (HAF) into the patient portal preCheck-in (where patients report basic information like allergies). Materials and Methods: Eligible patients who enrolled received an after-visit patient-reported outcomes survey through the patient portal. No additional recruitment/messaging efforts were made. Results: A total of 386 of 843 patients completed preCheck-in, 308 of whom signed the HAF and enrolled in the study (37% enrollment rate). Of 93 patients who were eligible to receive the after-visit survey, 45 completed it (48% completion rate). Conclusion: Enrollment and survey completion rates were higher than what is typically seen with recruitment by patient portal messaging, suggesting that preCheck-in recruitment can enhance research study recruitment and warrants further investigation.
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Leuchter, R. K., Ma, S., Bell, D. S., Hays, R. D., Vidorreta, F. J. S., Binder, S. L., & Sarkisian, C. A. (2023). Embedding research study recruitment within the patient portal preCheck-in. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 30(12), 2028–2035. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad164
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