Recruitment of African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes to a Randomized Controlled Trial Using Three Sources

Abstract

The findings suggest that African American adults with diabetes can be successfully recruited and retained in a racially targeted RCT conducted in FBOs. Key elements to consider are the use of a multifaceted approach for participant recruitment, particularly the benefit of health system physician involvement in recruitment since the highest yield was achieved through health system providers, and importance of site location for retention.

Associations between Culturally Relevant Recruitment Strategies and Participant Interest, Enrollment and Generalizability in a Weight-loss Intervention for African American Families

“…7,11,12 Previous research has primarily focused on examining associations between recruitment strategies and enrollment rates in health promotion programs [13][14][15] and understanding the use of faith-based and community partnerships in recruitment. 7,[11][12][13] Results suggest that recruitment medium may be as-…”

“…7,[10][11][12] Examples of community partnerships used previously include the use of community advisory boards, community liaisons, and collaboration with local organizations such as churches and clinics. 6,11,13,14 In addition to providing a better understanding of important sociocultural values, community partnerships increase participant sociated with enrollment rates and recruitment yield, with communitybased sources and partnerships being most effective. 13 Although past research has examined the success of different types of recruitment strategies, direct comparisons between sociocultural and non-sociocultural recruitment mediums have not been examined.…”

Evaluating the Efficiency of Methods to Recruit Asian Research Participants

“…Referrals or word of mouth seemed to work better for identifying minority participants who qualify for the study. However, they reached a far smaller number of potential participants (Bistricky et al 2010;Gilliss et al 2001;Wisdom et al 2002).…”

“…However, depending on the population, the method used most frequently and successfully to reach a certain population varied (Appel et al 1999;Bistricky et al 2010;Gilliss et al 2001;Harris et al 2003;Hughes et al 2004;McLean and Campbell 2003;The DPP Research Group 2002;Wisdom et al 2002). From the published recruitment literature, Yancey et al (2006) concluded that when study eligibility criteria were general, reactive methods (e.g., a newspaper ad that asked interested people to call a researcher) were likely to reach target population groups, whereas proactive methods (e.g., in-person appeals by study staff) tended to be more productive when eligibility criteria were very specific.…”

The Utility of Non-proportional Quota Sampling for Recruiting At-risk Women for Microbicide Research

“…Researchers often combine methodologies to maximize recruitment and enrollment (McMahon, Tortu, Torres, Pouget, & Hamid, 2003), employing multi-faceted approaches using several recruitment sources or strategies (Coleman, et al, 1997;Harris, et al, 2003;Lewis, et al, 1998;McKee, et al, 2006;Rodriguez, Rodriguez, & Davis, 2006;Wilson & Orians, 2005;Wisdom, et al, 2002)). Non-probability sampling methods, with a focus on community-specific recruitment collaborations, offer a feasible option for recruiting those that are at risk for HIV/AIDS and, given the need to target at-risk samples, can be the most efficient choice.…”