Recruitment strategies for predominantly low-income, multi-racial/ethnic children and parents to 3-year community-based intervention trials: Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research (COPTR) Consortium

Recruitment strategies for predominantly low-income, multi-racial/ethnic children and parents to 3-year community-based intervention trials: Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research (COPTR) Consortium

Abstract Background The recruitment of participants into community-based randomized controlled trials studying childhood obesity is often challenging, especially from low-income racial/ethnical minorities and when long-term participant commitments are required. This paper describes strategies used t...

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Main Authors: Zhaohui Cui, Kimberly P. Truesdale, Thomas N. Robinson, Victoria Pemberton, Simone A. French, Juan Escarfuller, Terri L. Casey, Anne M. Hotop, Donna Matheson, Charlotte A. Pratt, Lynn J. Lotas, Eli Po’e, Sharon Andrisin, Dianne S. Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Recruitment
Strategy
Barrier
Intervention
Minority
Hispanic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3418-0

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