title: Clinical research trials: a comparison of African Americans who have and have not participated.
abstract: The purpose of this is study was to gain an understanding of the knowledge and perceptions African Americans have that influence decisions to participate or not participate in clinical research trials. A survey instrument designed to measure the key variables; knowledge and perceptions of clinical research processes, and selected demographic characteristics were utilized in this study. The major finding suggests that African Americans who have been participants in a clinical trial are more likely to participate in future clinical trials if details are provided in advance concerning the requirements and criteria for their participation.
authors.affiliation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, P. O. Box 80025, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-0025, USA. kennedbm@pbrc.edu
authors.forename: Betty M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Burnett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017677:Age Distribution; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D035842:Research Subjects; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States