Barriers and facilitators to recruitment of underrepresented research participants: Perspectives of clinical research coordinators
Marie E. Heffernan,
Leo Barrera,
Zecilly R. Guzman
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Insufficient recruitment of groups underrepresented in medical research threatens the generalizability of research findings and compounds inequity in research and medicine. In the present study, we examined barriers and facilitators to recruitment of underrepresented research participants from the perspective of clinical research coordinators (CRCs).
Methods:
CRCs from one adult and one pediatric academic medical centers completed an online survey in April-May 2022. Survey to… Show more
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