Recruitment of mid-life adults to a randomized clinical trial: The multicultural healthy diet study to reduce cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease risk.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poor representation of racial/ethnic minority groups limits the validity and generalizability of clinical trials and contributes to inequities in medicine and science.

Objectives

To recruit a multicultural sample of mid-life individuals using multiple recruitment modalities for a randomized controlled trial of diet and cognition comparing an anti-inflammatory dietary intervention versus usual diet and the effect on cognition.

Methods

This study describes the utility of various modalities to recruit a multi-cultural cohort. Recruitment techniques, the success rate of each, and characteristics of participants are compared to representative Bronx U.S. Census statistics. Participants were identified in target communities using voter registration rolls paired

SUBMITTER: Katz MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617438 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature