ArticleCancer medicine2014
African American women's perceptions of cancer clinical trials.
Article in Cancer medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and meta synthesis of barriers and facilitators to Black women's participation in healthcare research.BMC medical research methodology · 2026Pooled it
- Recruitment and retention strategies for improving representation in clinical research: A meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Improving African American women's engagement in clinical research: A systematic review of barriers to participation in clinical trials.Journal of the National Medical Association · 2022Pooled it
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- African American Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Cancer Clinical Trial Participation in a Safety-Net Hospital: Considering the Role of the Social Determinants of Health.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Disparities in awareness of and willingness to participate in cancer clinical trials between African American and White cancer survivors.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- Engaging citizens living in vulnerable circumstances in research: a narrative review using a systematic search.Research involvement and engagement · 2021Review
- African American participation in cancer clinical trials.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Article
- Trust in research physicians as a key dimension of randomized controlled trial participation in clinical addictions research.Substance abuse · 2021Article
- Deciding to Enrol in a Cancer Trial: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Review
- A community-academic partnership to explore informational needs of African American women as a primer for cancer clinical trial recruitment.Ethnicity & health · 2019Article
- Ready to Make A Decision: A Model of Informational Aids to Improve Informed Participation in Clinical Trial Research.Journal of health communication · 2019Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Cancer clinical trials are important for resolving cancer health disparities for several reasons; however, clinical trial participation among African Americans is significantly lower than Caucasians. This study engaged focus groups of 82 female African American cancer survivors or cancer caregivers, including those in better resourced, more urban areas and less resourced, more rural areas. Informed by an integrated conceptual model, the focus groups examined perceptions of cancer clinical trials and identified leverage points that future interventions may use to improve enrollment rates. Study findings highlight variation in community knowledge regarding cancer clinical trials, and the importance of community education regarding clinical trials and overcoming historical stigma associated with clinical research specifically and the health care system more generally. Study participants commented on the centrality of churches in their communities, and thus the promise of the church as loci of such education. Findings also suggested the value of informed community leaders as community information sources, including community members who have a previous diagnosis of cancer and clinical trial experience. The sample size and location of the focus groups may limit the generalizability of the results. Since the women in the focus groups were either cancer survivors or caregivers, they may have different experiences than nonparticipants who lack the close connection with cancer. Trust in the health system and in one's physician was seen as important factors associated with patient willingness to enroll in clinical trials, and participants suggested that physicians who were compassionate and who engaged and educated their patients would build important trust requisite for patient participation in clinical trials.
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