Use of Popular Opinion Leader Models to Disseminate Information About Clinical Trials to Black Individuals With Lupus in Two US Cities.
Laura C ArnesonKreager A TaberJessica N WilliamsSciaska N UlysseDaniel L EricksonJoan S ChmielHolly MilaegerElmer FreemanPatricia CanessaJing SongAnh H ChungCandace H FeldmanRosalind Ramsey-GoldmanPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2022)
By leveraging community-academic partnerships, we developed and implemented a curriculum to promote familiarity with clinical trials, leading to information dissemination by POLs in predominantly Black communities that are underrepresented in lupus clinical trials. The program successfully transitioned to a virtual model during the COVID-19 pandemic.