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Recruiting Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients for Research Studies: Assessing a Community-Partnered
Faith Anne N Heeren1, Dominick J Lemas1, Alexander Ayzengart2
1Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Childhood Obesity (Print)
|February 20, 2026
Summary
Community-partnered recruitment significantly improved participant diversity in adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery research. This approach effectively enrolled eligible adolescents and parents, enhancing study representation.
Area of Science:
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Adolescent Health Research
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Background:
- Traditional in-clinic recruitment limits diversity in adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery studies.
- Community-partnered strategies show promise for increasing participant representation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the efficiency of a community-partnered recruitment approach compared to additional channels.
- To assess recruitment outcomes including eligibility, consent, and study completion rates.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interviews were conducted with preoperative and postoperative adolescents and parents/guardians.
- Participants were recruited via a community program (OCEANS) or additional recruitment channels.
- Fisher's exact test was used to compare group differences; mischievous responses were removed.
Main Results:
- The community-partnered approach (n=19) yielded a significantly higher percentage of eligible and study-completing participants compared to additional channels (n=52) (p < 0.001).
- This highlights the effectiveness of community engagement in research enrollment.
Conclusions:
- Community-partnered recruitment is a viable and effective strategy for enrolling diverse adolescent and parent populations in research.
- This method enhances the representation of eligible participants in metabolic and bariatric surgery studies.
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