Gamification in Clinical Trials: Survey and Literature Review Findings

A literature review and two surveys explore the application and acceptance of gamification in clinical trials. The review synthesized 24 published articles, while surveys gathered perceptions from 1,044 US adults and 311 clinical trial sites. The work was authored by Christopher Hartford and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patient and site perceptions of gamification based on survey results
• Identifying primary application areas for gamification in clinical research based on the literature review categories
• Investigating key concerns about gamification, such as impacts on behavior and data privacy, based on thematic analysis
• Comparing perceived benefits of gamification, like improved experience and engagement, between patient and site respondents

Strengths

• Includes primary survey data from 1,044 US adults and 311 clinical trial sites
• Builds upon a targeted review of 24 published articles on gamification
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse

Limitations

• The 74.7 KB file size suggests the document is a summary report, not the underlying raw dataset
• Column-level documentation for any potential survey data tables is absent
• The geographic scope of the survey is limited to the United States

Provenance

Source

Christopher Hartford via figshare

Collection Method

Targeted literature review and two online surveys

Time Range

Literature review covered articles from the previous 10 years as of November 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 05:34:03

Geography

Survey respondents were from the United States