title: Lessons Learned from Community-Led Recruitment of Immigrants and Refugee Participants for a Randomized, Community-Based Participatory Research Study.
abstract: Ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in clinical trials despite efforts to increase their enrollment. Although community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches have been effective for conducting research studies in minority and socially disadvantaged populations, protocols for CBPR recruitment design and implementation among immigrants and refugees have not been well described. We used a community-led and community-implemented CBPR strategy for recruiting 45 Hispanic, Somali, and Sudanese families (160 individuals) to participate in a large, randomized, community-based trial aimed at evaluating a physical activity and nutrition intervention. We achieved 97.7 % of our recruitment goal for families and 94.4 % for individuals. Use of a CBPR approach is an effective strategy for recruiting immigrant and refugee participants for clinical trials. We believe the lessons we learned during the process of participatory recruitment design and implementation will be helpful for others working with these populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. hanza.marcelo@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Marcelo M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hanza
authors.affiliation: Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin Americans, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodson
authors.affiliation: Somali Community Resettlement Services, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.affiliation: Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin Americans, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Porraz Capetillo
authors.affiliation: Somali Community Resettlement Services, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hared
authors.affiliation: Hawthorne Education Center, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nigon
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Winona State University, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Sonja J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Meiers
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-3949
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wieland
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Irene G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Sia
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D012036:Refugees; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology; D013397:Sudan / Q000208:ethnology
keywords: Community-based participatory research; Immigrants; Randomized trial; Recruitment; Refugees