Recruitment of diverse community health center patients in a pragmatic weight gain prevention trial.
Hailey N MillerMiriam B BergerSandy AskewMelissa C KayMiriam ChisholmGaurav SirdeshmukhChristina M HopkinsAshley BrewerAbigail DeVriesMarni HolderGary G BennettPublished in: Journal of clinical and translational science (2022)
Health center-based recruitment was essential to meeting recruitment targets in a pragmatic weight gain prevention trial, specifically for Hispanic and Spanish-speaking communities. Future pragmatic trials should consider leveraging in-person recruitment for underrepresented groups in research.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- study protocol
- body mass index
- birth weight
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- phase iii
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- phase ii
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- african american
- patient reported outcomes
- open label
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- human health
- health promotion