Key recruitment and retention strategies for a pilot web-based intervention to decrease obesity risk among minority youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interactive Nutrition Comics for Urban Minority Youth (Intervention INC) is an innovative, web-based interactive comic tool for dietary self-management, which aims to decrease obesity risk among urban minority preadolescents. The feasibility and acceptability of Intervention INC was assessed by implementing a two-group randomized pilot study. To date, intervention studies have typically faced various barriers in recruiting and retaining study participants. The purpose of this paper is to describe recruitment and retention activities from this study and in particular, discuss challenges faced, strategies implemented, and lessons learned.

Methods

Black/AA and Latino children (ages 9-12 years) and their parent/guardian were recruited from East Harlem/Harlem, N

SUBMITTER: DeFrank G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727497 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature