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. 2023 Mar 14;25:e39262. doi: 10.2196/39262

Table 2.

Protocol for Increasing Accrual Using Social Media conversion rates by protocol (N=1465 for all protocols combined).

Protocol, consortium, and recruitment type Website users Users who consented

n (%) N n (%) N
Abatacept (CTLA4-Ig) for the Treatment of Relapsing, Non-Severe, Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (ABROGATE)

VCRCa 5527


Organic Facebook 18 (7.5) 239 0 (0) 18


Paid Facebook advertising 39 (16.3) 239 0 (0) 39


Organic Twitter 26 (10.9) 239 0 (0) 26


Other web-based recruitment 37 (15.5) 239 0 (0) 37


RDCRNb patient contact registry 117 (49.0) 239 8 (6.8) 117


PAGc outreach 2 (0.8) 239 0 (0) 2
A Randomized, Multicenter Study for Isolated Skin Vasculitis (ARAMIS)

VCRC 5562


Organic Facebook 74 (57.3) 129 0 (0) 74


Paid Facebook advertising 10 (7.8) 129 0 (0) 10


Organic Twitter 29 (22.5) 129 0 (0) 29


Other web-based recruitment 4 (3.1) 129 0 (0) 4


RDCRN patient contact registry 12 (9.3) 129 1 (8.3) 12


PAG outreach 0 (0) 129 0 (0) 0
Longitudinal Evaluation of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (LongPAP)

RLDd 5712


Organic Facebook 82 (38) 216 0 (0) 8


Paid Facebook advertising 10 (4.6) 216 0 (0) 10


Organic Twitter 29 (13.4) 216 0 (0) 29


Other web-based recruitment 3 (1.4) 216 0 (0) 3


RDCRN patient contact registry 92 (42.6) 216 33 (35.9) 92


PAG outreach 0 (0) 216 0 (0) 0
Newer Direct-Acting Anti-Viral Agents as Sole Therapy of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in Subjects With Chronic Hepatitis C

PCe 7210


Organic Facebook 49 (48.5) 101 0 (0) 49


Paid Facebook advertising 3 (3) 101 0 (0) 3


Organic Twitter 15 (14.9) 101 0 (0) 15


Other web-based recruitment 0 (0) 101 0 (0) 0


RDCRN patient contact registry 32 (31.6) 101 7 (21.9) 32


PAG outreach 2 (2) 101 0 (0) 2
A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Everolimus in Individuals With PTEN Mutations

DSCf 7904


Organic Facebook 31 (11.4) 273 0 (0) 31


Paid Facebook advertising 28 (10.2) 273 1 (3.6) 28


Organic Twitter 40 (14.7) 273 3 (7.5) 40


Other web-based recruitment 14 (5.1) 273 0 (0) 14


RDCRN patient contact registry 160 (58.6) 273 16 (10) 160


PAG outreach 0 (0) 273 0 (0) 0
A Prospective, Multicenter Study to Compare and Validate Endoscopic, Histologic, Molecular, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Gastritis, and Colitis

CEGIRg 7801


Organic Facebook 422 (83.2) 507 46 (10.9) 422


Paid Facebook advertising 7 (1.4) 507 0 (0) 7


Organic Twitter 21 (4.1) 507 1 (4.8) 21


Other web-based recruitment 9 (1.8) 507 1 (11.1) 9


RDCRN patient contact registry 48 (9.5) 507 19 (39.6) 48


PAG outreach 0 (0) 507 0 (0) 0

aVCRC: Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium.

bRDCRN: Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network.

cPAG: patient advocacy group.

dRLD: Rare Lung Disease Consortium.

ePC: Porphyrias Consortium.

fDSC: Developmental Synaptopathies Consortium.

gCEGIR: Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers.