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. 2015 Jan 23;17(1):e28. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3770

Table 1.

Study, research team, and vendor characteristics.


Study 1 Study 2 Study 3 Study 4 Study 5
Study characteristics

Topic Alcohol Policy Adolescent Health MSM HIV
Prevention
Transgender HIV Prevention Medication
Adherence

Grant time length (years) 5 3 5 5 3

Intervention development time (months) 18 12 24 30 13

Study type Efficacy trial Pilot trial Efficacy trial Efficacy trial Pilot trial

Online only or hybrid (online & offline) Hybrid Online only Online only Online only Online only

Prior offline version Yes No Yes Yes No

Previous online version No No Yes Yes No

Development cost (US$) 235,000 35,000 300,000 300,000 45,000
Research team

PI: Experience with online research No No Yes Yes Yes

Coordinator: Experience with online research No No No No Yes
Vendor

Prior vendor experience on research grant(s) Yes No No Yes Yes

Method vendor chosen Peer referral Peer referral Prior project Prior project Peer referral

Budget (at vs over vs under) At budget At budget Over budget Over budget At budget

Vendor employee size (Small: 1-10; Medium: 11-49; Large: 50+) Medium Small Large Medium Small

In close proximity of research team Yes Yes Yes Yes No