Dutch Brain Research Registry for study participant recruitment: Design and first results

Abstract Introduction The Dutch Brain Research Registry aims to facilitate online recruitment of participants for brain disease studies. Methods Registrants were primarily recruited through an online social media campaign. The registration process included a short questionnaire, which was subsequently used in the prescreening process to match participants to studies. Results In the first 18 months, 17,218 registrants signed up (58±11 years old, 78% female). Out of 34,696 study invitations that were sent, 36% were accepted by registrants, of which 50% to 84% were finally enrolled, resulting in... Mehr ...