Trial reportJournal of oncology practice2013
Coaching intervention as a strategy for minority recruitment to cancer clinical trials.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
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- Interventions to increase racial and ethnic minority accrual into cancer clinical trials: A systematic review.Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Using increased trust in medical researchers to increase minority recruitment: The RECRUIT cluster randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Trial
- Barriers and facilitators to recruitment to a culturally-based dietary intervention among urban Hispanic breast cancer survivors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2015Trial
- Connecting Patients with Clinical Trials Using Patient Navigation: A Scoping Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Perspectives on GUIDE (Guiding participation toward understanding, inclusion, diversity, and equity for cancer trials): a clinical trial access intervention.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Patient engagement and shared decision-making in trial recruitment intervention studies: a systematic review.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Review
- Describing the content of trial recruitment interventions using the TIDieR reporting checklist: a systematic methodology review.BMC medical research methodology · 2024Article
- Improving Enrollment of Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Heart Failure Trials: A Call to Action From the Heart Failure Collaboratory.JAMA cardiology · 2022Article
- The Impact of African Ancestry on Prostate Cancer Disparities in the Era of Precision Medicine.Genes · 2020Review
- Overcoming Barriers: Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Enrollment of Underrepresented Populations in Cancer Therapeutic Clinical Trials-a Narrative Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2020Review
- Knowledge, Motivations and Concerns about Participation in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials in Puerto Rico.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2020Article
- Patient navigation to improve diabetes outpatient care at a safety-net hospital: a retrospective cohort study.BMC health services research · 2017Article
- Adaptation of a Cancer Clinical Trials Education Program for African American and Latina/o Community Members.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2016Article
- Access to Difficult-to-reach Population Subgroups: A Family Midwife Based Home Visiting Service for Implementing Nutrition-related Preventive Activities - A Mixed Methods Explorative Study.AIMS public health · 2015Article
- Culturally and linguistically diverse patient participation in glioma research.Neuro-oncology practice · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeLack of trust and rapport with health care providers has been identified in the under-representation of racial/ethnic minorities within clinical trials. Our study used a coach to promote trust among minority patients with advanced cancer. PATIENTS AND
methodsMinority patients with advanced breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate carcinoma were randomly assigned to receive a coach Intervention (CI) or usual care (UC). All patients completed baseline and 6-month telephone interviews to assess demographics, trust in health care providers, attitudes toward clinical trials, and quality of life. Patients randomly assigned to CI were assigned a coach, who made biweekly contacts for 6 months to address general issues, progress or development in cancer care, and available resources. Patients randomly assigned to UC received the standard of care, without this intervention. Clinical trial enrollment was assessed.
resultsOver 21 months, we screened 268 patients and enrolled 73 African Americans and two Asian Americans. Patients were randomly assigned to CI (n = 38) or to UC (n = 37). Longitudinal analyses were conducted on 69 patients who completed the 6-month follow-up assessment. Trial enrollment was 16 and 13 patients for the CI and UC groups, respectively. This difference was not significant (P = .351). Higher quality of life (1-point odds ratio on Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment-General = 1.033, P = .036) and positive attitudes toward trials predicted enrollment. There was no significant difference between these groups in quality of life, attitudes toward clinical trials, perceptions of racism, trust in doctors, or depression.
conclusionsQuality of life and positive attitude toward trials predicted trial enrollment, regardless of assignment to CI or UC.
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