Virtual Community Engagement for Retention of Black Men in Clinical Research.

ABSTRACT: Black American men have worse cardiovascular health compared with their White counterparts, yet are highly underrepresented in clinical trials. In 2020, Black men were recruited to participate in Black Impact, a community-based lifestyle intervention to increase cardiovascular health. Due to the research pause during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a virtual community engagement (VCE) process was co-designed with community stakeholders and evaluated for its effect on retention for the clinical trial. VCE via weekly virtual video conference sessions occurred for 9 weeks as a run-in phase prior to in-person research activities. Data collected during sessions included attendance, anecdotes on acceptability, and topical requests for subsequent weeks. Content analysis was performed

SUBMITTER: Nolan TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837285 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature