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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2019

Training Needs of Clinical and Research Professionals to Optimize Minority Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials.

Soumya J Niranjan, Raegan W Durant, Jennifer A Wenzel, Elise D Cook, Mona N Fouad, Selwyn M Vickers, Badrinath R Konety, Sarah B Rutland, Zachary R Simoni, Michelle Y Martin

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Soumya J NiranjanUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Raegan W DurantUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Jennifer A WenzelJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Elise D CookUniversity of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, TX, USA.
Mona N FouadUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Selwyn M VickersUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Badrinath R KonetyUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Sarah B RutlandUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Zachary R SimoniUniversity of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA.
Michelle Y MartinCenter for Innovation in Health Equity Research (CIHER): A Community Cancer Alliance for Transformative Change, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 467 Doctors Office Building, 66 North Pauline Street, Memphis, TN, 381632181, USA. mmart126@uthsc.edu.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USCenter for Innovation · USJohns Hopkins University · USThe University of Texas at Dallas · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center · US

Funding

Enhancing Minority Participation in Clinical Trials (EMPaCT):Phase IIU24MD006970 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI DURANT, RAEGAN WINSTON, FOUAD, MONA N. · 2011 to 2015
$4.9M
Enhancing Minority Participation in Clinical Trials (EMPaCT)RC2MD004797 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI FOUAD, MONA N., VICKERS, SELWYN M · 2009 to 2010
$4.2M
NIMHD NIH HHS RC2 MD004797NIMHD NIH HHS U24 MD006970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study of disparities in minority recruitment to cancer clinical trials has focused primarily on inquiries among minority patient populations. However, clinical trial recruitment is complex and requires a broader appreciation of the multiple factors that influence minority participation. One area that has received little attention is minority recruitment training for professionals who assume various roles in the clinical trial recruitment process. Therefore, we assessed the perspectives of cancer center clinical and research personnel on their training and education needs toward minority recruitment for cancer clinical trials. Ninety-one qualitative interviews were conducted at five U.S. cancer centers among four stakeholder groups: cancer center leaders, principal investigators, referring clinicians, and research staff. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Qualitative analyses focused on response data related to training for minority recruitment for cancer clinical trials. Four prominent themes were identified: (1) Research personnel are not currently being trained to focus on recruitment and retention of minority populations; (2) Training for minority recruitment and retention provides for a specific focus on factors influencing minority research participation; (3) Training on cultural awareness may help to bridge cultural gaps between potential minority participants and research professionals; (4) Views differ regarding the importance of research personnel training designed to focus on recruitment of minority populations. There is a lack of systematic training for minority recruitment. Many stakeholders acknowledged the benefits of minority recruitment training and welcomed training that focuses on increasing cultural awareness to increase the participation of minorities in cancer clinical trials.

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Needs AssessmentPatient SelectionClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHumansInservice TrainingMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsNeoplasmsPilot ProjectsQuality ImprovementResearch DesignResearch PersonnelCancerClinical trialsMinorityRecruitmentTraining

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PMID28776305
PMCPMC5797508
OpenAlexW2743156512

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