Effect of Opt-In vs Opt-Out Framing on Enrollment in a COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Program: The COVID SAFE Randomized Clinical Trial

Allison H Oakes; Jonathan A Epstein; Arupa Ganguly; Sae-Hwan Park; Chalanda N Evans; Mitesh S Patel

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12434

Effect of Opt-In vs Opt-Out Framing on Enrollment in a COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Program: The COVID SAFE Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2112434. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12434.

Authors

Allison H Oakes^{1

2}, Jonathan A Epstein³, Arupa Ganguly^{3

4}, Sae-Hwan Park², Chalanda N Evans², Mitesh S Patel^{1

2

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ VA Health Services Research & Development Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
³ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁴ Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁵ Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Abstract

This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of an opt-out recruitment strategy vs a conventional opt-in strategy on enrollment and initial adherence to a COVID-19 surveillance testing program.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 Testing*
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Choice Behavior*
Data Collection / methods*
Humans
Patient Selection*
Population Surveillance / methods*
Research Subjects*
SARS-CoV-2