Enhancing Participation in Behavioral Medicine Clinical Trials: Strategies for Inclusive Recruitment and Retention
There is underrepresentation of people from diverse backgrounds in behavioral medicine clinical trials, including across the lifespan and from various sociodemographic backgrounds. The purpose of this webinar is to identify opportunities to improve participation and representation of diverse communities in behavioral medicine clinical trials using accessible and inclusive approaches for recruitment, screening, enrollment and retention.
Learning objectives
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Understand dimensions of diversity and key drivers of underrepresentation across populations and disease states in behavioral medicine research
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Address the challenges and barriers to advancing representation of diverse communities in behavioral medicine clinical trials
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Discuss successful strategies for improving recruitment, screening, enrollment and retention in behavioral medicine trials among individuals with various chronic conditions and from diverse backgrounds.
Additional Resources Include:
- Dr. Kiernan. Stanford Medicine DOM Grand Rounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_iJrkpYEc
- Jake-Schoffman DE, Brown SD, Baiocchi M, Bibeau JL, Daubenmier J, Ferrara A, Galarce MN, Hartogensis W, Hecht FM, Hedderson MM, Moran PJ, Pagoto SL, Tsai AL, Waring ME, Kiernan M. Methods-Motivational Interviewing Approach for Enhanced Retention and Attendance. Am J Prev Med. 2021 Oct;61(4):606-617. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.005. PMID: 34544560; PMCID: PMC9302384.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15598664/ Goldberg JH, Kiernan M. Innovative techniques to address retention in a behavioral weight-loss trial. Health Educ Res. 2005 Aug;20(4):439-47. doi: 10.1093/her/cyg139. Epub 2004 Dec 14. PMID: 15598664.
- Shiyanbola OO, Wen MJ, Maurer MA. Incorporating health literacy principles into the adaptation of a methods motivational interviewing approach for enrolling black adults in a pilot randomized trial. Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 9;15(1):4833. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-89413-2. PMID: 39924539; PMCID: PMC11808075.
- Kiernan M, Oppezzo MA, Resnicow K, Alexander GL. Effects of a methodological infographic on research participants' knowledge, transparency, and trust. Health Psychol. 2018 Aug;37(8):782-786. doi: 10.1037/hea0000631. PMID: 30024233; PMCID: PMC6805136.