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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92813, first published .
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Social Media Influencer Marketing as a Clinical Trial Recruitment Modality: Tutorial Informed by One Study’s Approach

Social Media Influencer Marketing as a Clinical Trial Recruitment Modality: Tutorial Informed by One Study’s Approach

Timothy B Plante   1 , MHS, MD ;   Jingyi Cao   2 , MPH ;   Tamunotonye Harry   3 , MS ;   Yuanyuan Feng   3 , PhD ;   Azuka Amaka Ngige   4 , MBBS, MPH ;   Hailey N Miller   5 , RN, PhD ;   Kayla Ferro   2 , RDN, MPH ;   Marian E B Budu   2 , MBBS, MPH ;   Stephen P Juraschek   2 , MD, PhD

1 Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Colchester, VT, United States

2 Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

3 Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States

4 Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

5 School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Timothy B Plante, MHS, MD
  • Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine
  • University of Vermont
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  • Email: timothy.plante@uvm.edu