A comprehensive approach to community recruitment for clinical and translational research

Authors

Andrew L. Sussman
Carla Cordova
Mark Burge

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-27-2018

Abstract

Recruitment and engagement for clinical and translational research is challenging, especially among medically underserved and ethnic or racial minority populations. We present a comprehensive model developed through the Clinical and Translational Science Center at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences Center that addresses 3 critical aspects of participant recruitment. The components of the model are: (1) Recruitment from within UNM to UNM-centered studies, (2) recruitment from within UNM to community-based studies, and (3) recruitment from outside UNM to UNM-centered studies. This model has increased research participant recruitment, especially among medically underserved populations, and offers generalizable translational solutions to common clinical and translational research challenges, especially in settings with similar demographic and geographic characteristics.

Comments

This study was partially supported by the UNM HSC CTSC, NCATS grant number 8UL1TR000041.

Recommended Citation

Sussman, A., Cordova, C., & Burge, M. (2018). A comprehensive approach to community recruitment for clinical and translational research. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2(4), 249-252. doi:10.1017/cts.2018.324