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Using Nudges to Recruit for Health-Related Research

Using Nudges to Recruit Human Subjects in Clinical & Translational Research

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06857903
Enrollment
130
Registered
2025-03-05
Start date
2025-03-13
Completion date
2025-10-21
Last updated
2026-07-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Participation

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effect of using behavioral nudges in recruitment into a minimal risk interview study among healthy adult volunteers. Individuals will be randomized to receive recruitment materials that do or do not contain a set of behavioral nudges. Researchers will compare the effect on participation in an interview study (primary outcome) between these conditions.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRecruitment nudges

Participants who in the intervention condition will receive recruitment materials that contain behavioral nudges

Sponsors

University of Utah
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

English-speaking; 18 years of age or older

Exclusion criteria

None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Agreement to participate in an interview studyWithin one month after initial outreachThis outcome will be assessed as whether or not participants agree to participate in a minimal risk interview study after recruitment and consent procedures. The outcome will be assessed as yes or no.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Engagement with outreach materialsWithin one month after initial outreachThis outcome will be assessed as whether or not participants respond to study outreach for a minimal risk interview study by clicking a link in the outreach email. The outcome will be assessed as yes or no.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKimberly Kaphingst, ScD

University of Utah

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 1, 2026