Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1241-1245

Lessons Learned from Community-Led Recruitment of Immigrants and Refugee Participants for a Randomized, Community-Based Participatory Research Study (Article)

Hanza M.M.* , Goodson M. , Osman A. , Porraz Capetillo M.D. , Hared A. , Nigon J.A. , Meiers S.J. , Weis J.A. , Wieland M.L. , Sia I.G.
  • a Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
  • b Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin Americans, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • c Somali Community Resettlement Services, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • d Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin Americans, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • e Somali Community Resettlement Services, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • f Hawthorne Education Center, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • g Department of Nursing, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, United States
  • h Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
  • i Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
  • j Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States

Abstract

Ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in clinical trials despite efforts to increase their enrollment. Although community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches have been effective for conducting research studies in minority and socially disadvantaged populations, protocols for CBPR recruitment design and implementation among immigrants and refugees have not been well described. We used a community-led and community-implemented CBPR strategy for recruiting 45 Hispanic, Somali, and Sudanese families (160 individuals) to participate in a large, randomized, community-based trial aimed at evaluating a physical activity and nutrition intervention. We achieved 97.7 % of our recruitment goal for families and 94.4 % for individuals. Use of a CBPR approach is an effective strategy for recruiting immigrant and refugee participants for clinical trials. We believe the lessons we learned during the process of participatory recruitment design and implementation will be helpful for others working with these populations. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

immigrants Randomized trial Refugees recruitment Community-based participatory research

Index Keywords

refugee human Refugees controlled study randomized controlled trial ethnology African American procedures Hispanic Americans Humans migrant Hispanic male Emigrants and Immigrants female Somalia patient selection participatory research Community-Based Participatory Research African Americans Sudan
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961207193&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0394-2&partnerID=40&md5=48aa60af0bbe5cc250947cd110f79e60
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0394-2
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English