A pragmatic plan to develop community health workers as researchers and strengthen Black clinical trial enrollment
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Robin Gotler1, Delores Collins2, Michael Matthews2,3
1Center for Community Health Integration, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Abstract:
Low enrollment of racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials is a persistent problem. This study explores community health workers' (CHWs) potential to increase research participation by Black people. We interviewed 12 CHWs and 12 Black community members, and after multidisciplinary analysis, held a CHW focus group to refine themes and make recommendations. Most participants mistrusted research, but many valued its potential for generativity. CHW involvement in research was seen as an opportunity to bring community relationships and context to all aspects of research, including recruitment. Participants proposed steps to build trustworthy research experiences and develop CHWs as full research team members.
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