Table 3.

Perspectives of stakeholders on the potential impact of eIC on recruitment, dropout, and understanding

Recruitment	Dropout	Understanding
Positive impact	Positive impact	Positive impact
Would be facilitated, especially for rare diseases	Frequent updates could keep participants interested	Interactive tools could facilitate comprehension and retention of knowledge
More diverse population	Participants could have a better understanding of what to expect	Implementation of metrics could support physicians when explaining the research study

Negative impact	Negative impact	Negative impact
Could widen the digital gap	Electronic systems could be too complicated	Information overload
Would be difficult to establish a relationship of trust	Participants may stop participating due to less personal contact