AUTHOR=Nelson Leslie , Iannaccone Susan T. TITLE=Social Media and Clinical Trials in Pediatric Disease: Musings From the Bench JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics VOLUME=12 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.734691 DOI=10.3389/fgene.2021.734691 ISSN=1664-8021 ABSTRACT=

The use of social media in clinical trials, for recruiting and retention as well as for collecting data, has become increasingly common. However, little has been documented in respect to the guidelines for its use and the possible effects it may have on clinical trials. In this review, we provide an overview of the guidance that has been published and muse the pros and cons of the use of social media in trials for rare disease.