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. 2021 Feb 1;10(2):e26155. doi: 10.2196/26155

Table 1.

Feasibility outcomes and indicators.

Outcome Definition Indicator Minimum required sample size
Participation completion Number of participants who successfully complete the final questionnaire within 1 year of trial start 80% out of total randomized participants in each group 100 participants per group is needed to achieve a margin of error of 8% with a 95% confidence level
Eligibility Proportion of participants who sign up that meet eligibility criteria At least 50% of responses to baseline and screening questionnaires are eligible 200 participants in total to achieve a margin of error of 7% with a 95% CI
Recruitment Number of eligible participants recruited and consented At least 50% of target sample size of 200 randomized within 6 months 200 participants in total to achieve a margin of error of 7% with a 95% CI
Retention Proportion of withdrawal and dropouts after recruitment Less than 20% of the participants lost to 6-month follow-up 200 participants in total to achieve a margin of error of 5.5% with a 95% CI
Outcome acceptability Follow-up questionnaire completion rates 70% of the questionnaires that are submitted within 7 days of notification reminder 200 participants in total to achieve a margin of error of 6.3% with a 95% CI
Intervention acceptability Frequency of app usage in the intervention group Answers to frequency of use and features used questions in follow-up questionnaires N/Aa
Appropriateness of data collection processes Completeness of data 50% of the questionnaires completed and less than 20% of the missing response rates in each questionnaire N/A

aN/A: not applicable.