Thank you krub K. Supabhorn for your post # 5193.
K. Supabhorn thinks that the disadvantages of social media are that we can communicate with trial participants or community stakeholders very quick because it is very popular with people in today society. Furthermore people like to use internet to search for information. Social media is a channel that research team can communicate basic information about a trial to the community and let them compare the pros and cons of that trial very quick. Lastly it helps us to be aware of different perspectives, opinions about the trial as well.
Moreover social media helps us in follow up of trial participants relatively swiftly. And it is a channel to share and distribute information about the trial to the community that is fast and wide spread.
However the drawback of social media is that in general people prefer seeking information using social media. If the information is wrong or focuses only on concerns or weaknesses, it can cause the community to scare of or concern about some research which could delay the trial.
