Table 2 Screening and recruitment costs per participant enrolled
Number of units | Cost | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Screening costs | |||
Recruitment flyer (research coordinator hours) | 20 | $ 23.00 | $ 460.00 |
Eligibility phone screening (research technician hours) | 1.25 | $ 17.50 | $ 21.88 |
Health screening | |||
Reminder calls/text messages | 0.25 | $ 17.50 | $ 4.38 |
Staff (visit preparation, consent, data collection, and cleanup) | 6.08 | $ 17.50 | $ 106.40 |
Visit (supplies, phlebotomy, labs) | 1 | $ 100.00 | $ 100.00 |
Participant compensation | |||
Incentive | 1 | $ 40.00 | $ 40.00 |
Parking | 1 | $ 10.00 | $ 10.00 |
Laboratory interpretation | |||
Physician professional fee | 0.005 | $ 90.62 | $ 0.45 |
Data entry | 0.6 | $ 14.65 | $ 8.79 |
Screening cost total per participant | $ 751.89 | ||
Recruitment costs | |||
Clinical | |||
Monthly communication with practices | 15 | $ 17.50 | $ 262.50 |
Lunch and learn | |||
Schedule and prepare (hours) | 33 | $ 53.89 | $ 1778.37 |
Principal investigator time (hours) | 16 | $ 117.69 | $ 1883.04 |
Program manager time (hours) | 44 | $ 53.89 | $ 2371.16 |
Project physician/co-investigator time (hours) | 44 | $ 104.19 | $ 4584.36 |
Lunch | 22 | $ 154.01 | $ 3388.22 |
Mileage | 220 | $ 0.55 | $ 121.00 |
Clinical recruitment total per participant (n = 58) | $ 248.08 | ||
Community | |||
Exhibitor/vender fee (average $350/table) | 10 | $ 350.00 | $ 3500.00 |
Exhibitor/vender staffing hours | 335 | $ 18.00 | $ 6030.00 |
Mileage (Avg. 15 miles per event) | 1260 | $ 0.54 | $ 680.40 |
Community recruitment total per participant (n = 21) | $ 486.21 | ||
Media | |||
Magazine advertisement development staff hours | 312 | $ 18.00 | $ 5616.00 |
Interview (radio, TV, PSA) staff hours | 29 | $ 18.00 | $ 522.00 |
Mileage (Avg. 15 miles per event) | 435 | $ 0.54 | $ 234.90 |
Media recruitment total per participant (n = 27) | $ 236.03 | ||