title: Conducting research with racial/ethnic minorities: methodological lessons from the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Multiple studies in the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN) demonstrate strategies for conducting effective substance abuse treatment research with racial/ethnic minorities (REMs).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objectives of this article are to describe lessons learned within the CTN to (1) enhance recruitment, retention, and other outcomes; (2) assess measurement equivalence; and (3) use data analytic plans that yield more information.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article includes background information and examples from multiple CTN studies on inclusion, measurement, and data analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Seven recommendations are included for conducting more effective research on REMs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0376, USA. Kathy.burlew@uc.edu
authors.forename: A Kathleen
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Burlew
authors.forename: Jerren C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Weekes
authors.forename: La'Trice
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Feaster
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Carmen L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Lesia M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ruglass
authors.forename: Kamilla L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Venner
authors.forename: Li-Tzy
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D054577:National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.); D018579:Patient Selection; D044469:Racial Groups; D012107:Research Design; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States