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Recruitment of Hard-To-Reach Populations in Randomized Controlled Trials Using Medical Students and Electronic Con-sents

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Viral hepatitis is concentrated in populations with low healthcare system engagement, including non-white, rural, non-English speaking, and low socioeconomic status persons. Recruiting these participants for clinical trials has immense implications for trial feasibility and generalizability. Through the example of a trial delivering a behavioral intervention to patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a network of medical student-run clinics, we describe the implementation of a student-run HCV testing program in the community and describe novel strategies to improve the recruitment of hard-to-reach participants using medical student counselors and electronic consents.

Source: Journal of Student-Run Clinics

DOI: 10.59586/jsrc.v10i1.363

Authors: Austin Jones, Anadil Zakaria, Latha Rajan, Patricia Kissinger

Institutions: Denver Health Medical Center, Tulane University

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences