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Cultivating a Cycle of Trust With Diverse Communities in Practice-Based Research: A Report From PRIME Net
Christina M. Getrich , and colleagues
Background Minority populations are traditionally underrepresented in clinical research studies. In this study, researchers identified strategies for recruiting and retaining patients from diverse racial and ethnic communities into practice-based research studies.
What This Study Found Interviews with 18 researchers experienced in recruiting participants from minority communities and 172 patients from those communities revealed the critical importance of trust to successful recruitment and retention. Participants emphasized that establishing and maintaining trusting relationships that extend beyond the enrollment and data collection phases are essential to enhance the participation of diverse populations in clinical research in practice-based research networks. Participants identified a set of flexible strategies within each stage of the research process and called for close engagement with the clinic and community partners.
Implications
- These findings provide guidance on culturally sensitive procedures for research recruitment and retention of diverse minority groups and offer practice-based research networks a guide for achieving this important goal.