Survey and Literature Review on Gamification Acceptance in U.S. Clinical Trials

Christopher Hartford's 2026 dataset synthesizes findings from a literature review and two surveys on gamification in clinical research. The literature review identified 24 articles, and surveys collected responses from 1,044 U.S. adults and 311 clinical trial sites. The data is stored in a DOCX file and was last updated on May 29, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patient and site perceptions of gamification based on survey results described in the summary.
• Identifying key concerns about data privacy and software adaptability from the thematic analysis of patient comments.
• Comparing the reported benefits of gamification, such as improved experience and engagement, across different study types.
• Investigating the preferred gamification elements, like customizable cell phone applications, mentioned in the survey findings.

Strengths

• Includes survey data from a substantial sample of 1,044 U.S. adults and 311 clinical trial sites.
• Based on a targeted literature review of 24 published articles on gamification in clinical trials.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 670.8 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary findings rather than raw survey data.

Provenance

Source

Christopher Hartford, via figshare.

Collection Method

Targeted literature review and two online surveys using open- and closed-ended questions.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 05:34:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Survey respondents were U.S. adults and clinical trial sites.