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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2012

Recruiting and retaining low-income, multi-ethnic women into randomized controlled trials: successful strategies and staffing.

Josephine Barnett, Stephanie Aguilar, Mindy Brittner, Karen Bonuck

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Retention of Ethnic Participants in Longitudinal Studies.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Josephine BarnettAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA. joabarnett@gmail.com
Stephanie Aguilar
Mindy Brittner
Karen Bonuck

Funding

Training/Education CoreP20MD000516 · NIMHD · MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE · PI ZOOROB, ROGER J · 2003 to 2013
$14.2M
The impact of fast food, supermarkets & parks on obesity and diabetes in New YorkP60MD000514 · NIMHD · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI BARNHART, JANICE · 2003 to 2011
$11.3M
Boosting Breastfeeding in Low-Income, Multiethnic Women: A Primary-Care Based RCTR01HD049763 · NICHD · MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER (BRONX, NY) · PI BONUCK, KAREN A. · 2007 to 2011
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD049763NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD04976301A2NIMHD NIH HHS 1P60 MD 000516‐05NIMHD NIH HHS P20 MD000516NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD000514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing effective recruitment and retention strategies in populations with traditionally high attrition rates is critical to the success of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). Data on successful participation of women from low-income, minority populations in RCTs of behavioral interventions are limited. This is problematic given the multiplicity of Healthy People 2020 goals that target health disparities in these populations. This paper reports successful recruitment and retention methods from two separately funded NIH clinical trials of primary care-based prenatal interventions to increase breastfeeding among ethnically diverse, low-income women in urban medical centers in the Bronx, NY. It also presents the required staff effort necessary to conduct such a successful RCT, in terms of full-time equivalents (FTEs). Results include timely recruitment of 941 participants over 29 months, with 98.1% completing >¯¯1 follow-up interview. A recruitment and retention plan that maximized study staff access and availability to the participant, as well as strong study staff rapport with participants, addressed previously reported barriers in this population, optimizing follow-up rates. A qualitative assessment of the participants' study experience suggesting that high retention was due to strong rapport with participants, short interviews requiring little time commitment, and participants' perception of the study as informative, provides further evidence of our approach's effectiveness. Logistical protocol procedures and staff management strategies relating to successful recruitment/retention are provided to propose a practical, cost-effective and translational recruitment-retention plan for other researchers to adopt.

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Patient SelectionAdultBreast FeedingEducational StatusEthnicityFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansLanguageNew York CityPatient DropoutsPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingPovertyPregnancyPrenatal CareRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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PMID22732312
PMCPMC3430447

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