Cora E. Lewis|Valérie George|Mona Fouad|Vivian D. Porter|Deborah J. Bowen|Nicole Urban
Recruitment Strategies in the Women’s Health Trial
University of Alabama at Birmingham|University of Miami|University of Alabama at Birmingham|Emory University|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Fred Hutch Cancer Center
womens health trialfeasibility study minority populations whtfsmp examined feasibility recruiting postmenopausal women broad range racial socioeconomic backgrounds primary prevention trial requiring marked reductions dietary fat postmenopausal women aged 5079 yr history cardiovascular disease cancer consumed 36 total energy fat qualified participate randomized women dietary intervention 60 control 40 groups aimed randomize 750 women 18 months three clinical centers centers achieved goals randomization based ethnicity two centers exceeded overall recruitment goals greatest source randomized participants mass mailing followed items media referrals community outreach recruitment yields generally similar ethnic groups lower lesseducated participants experience whtfsmp indicates postmenopausal women africanamerican hispanic nonhispanic white communities recruited dietary intervention studies prevention disease