Consent administrator training to reduce disparities in research participation.
OBJECTIVE
The aims for this paper are to summarize the current state of disparities in clinical research participation, discuss regulatory and interpersonal causes for these disparities, and to suggest an approach to address this problem by standardized training for consent administrators.


METHODS
A program based on the Precede-Proceed model for training consent administrators is proposed and described.


CONCLUSIONS
The current process for informed consent for research is unstandardized and inadequate, and may contribute to racial and ethnic disparities. Researchers are urged to consider a formal training program for members of their research teams who will be obtaining participants' consent.


CONCLUSIONS
An educational program for consent administrators may help to reduce disparities in research participation by improving communication between research staff and potential participants.
Larson
Elaine L
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School of Nursing, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. ELL23@columbia.edu
Cohn
Elizabeth Gross
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Meyer
Dodi D
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Boden-Albala
Bernadette
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