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ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2024

Motivations for and against Participation in Neonatal Research: Insights from Interviews of Diverse Parents Approached for Neonatal Research in the United States.

Elliott Mark Weiss, Pamela K Donohue, Susan H Wootton, Emily Stevens, Stephanie L Merhar, Mihai Puia-Dumitrescu, Amanda Mercer, Ellie Oslin, Kathryn M Porter, Benjamin S Wilfond

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Article in The Journal of pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Determinants of Infant Participation and Non-Participation in Primary Prevention Trials.Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme · 2026
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  4. A quality improvement project to optimize the neonatology research experience for families.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Elliott Mark WeissTreuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: emweiss@uw.edu.
Pamela K DonohueDepartment of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Susan H WoottonMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
Emily StevensMcGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX; Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
Stephanie L MerharPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
Mihai Puia-DumitrescuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.
Amanda MercerCounselor Education Department, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Ellie OslinTreuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA.
Kathryn M PorterTreuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA.
Benjamin S WilfondTreuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Funding

Transform Dissemination and Implementation Science in CTSA ProgramsUL1TR002319 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI John K. Amory · 2017 to 2026
$100.0M
Improving Diversity in Neonatal Clinical Trial EnrollmentK23HD103872 · NICHD · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI WEISS, ELLIOTT M · 2021 to 2025
$804k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002319NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD103872
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe parents' motivations for and against participation in neonatal research, including the views of those who declined participation. STUDY

designWe performed 44 semi-structured, qualitative interviews of parents approached for neonatal research. Here we describe their motivations for and against participation.

resultsAltruism was an important reason parents chose to participate. Some hoped participation in research would benefit their infant. Burdens of participation to the family, such as transportation to follow up (distinct from risks/burdens to the infant), were often deciding factors among those who declined participation. Perceived risks to the infant were reasons against participation, but parents often did not differentiate between baseline risks and incremental risk of study participation. Concerns regarding their infant being treated like a "guinea pig" were common among those who declined. Finally, historical abuses and institutional racism were reported as important concerns by some research decliners from minoritized populations.

conclusionsWithin a diverse sample of parents approached to enroll their infant in neonatal research, motivations for and against participation emerged, which may be targets of future interventions. These motivations included reasons for participation which we may hope to encourage, such as altruism. They also included reasons against participation, which we may hope to, as feasible, eliminate, mitigate, or at least acknowledge. These findings can help clinical trialists, regulators, and funders attempting to improve neonatal research recruitment processes.

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MotivationParentsAdultAltruismBiomedical ResearchFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInterviews as TopicMaleUnited States

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PMCPMC11399325

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