Melissa A. Green|Margo Michaels|Natasha Blakeney|Adebowale Odulana|Malika Roman Isler|Alan Richmond|Debra G. Long|William S. Robinson|Yhenneko J. Taylor|Giselle Corbie-Smith
Evaluating a Community-Partnered Cancer Clinical Trials Pilot Intervention with African American Communities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Medical University of South Carolina|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Carolinas Healthcare System|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
cancer clinical trial cct accrual retention rates remain disproportionately low among african americans awarenesss access trials crucial facilitators trial participation strategies developed within communitybased participatory framework cbpr potential solutions increase awareness access ccts study describe pilot phase three innovative communitycentered modules improve basic cct knowledge awareness locations access cct information opportunities participate ccts four community organizations completed community bridges cct trainingofthetrainer recruited adult african american volunteers participate one three cct education modules workshop ccts role play describing one persons experience ccts call response session reviewing myths facts ccts pre posttest surveys collected analyzed using mcnemar agreement statistic evaluate changes knowledge attitudes regarding trials trainers enrolled 125 participants call response n 22 role play n 60 workshop n 43 modules module participants mostly african american female mean age 53 years comparison pre posttest responses demonstrates favorable changes awareness ccts access ccts across sample analysis module type indicates significant increases participants call response p 001 role play modules p 0001 workshop module despite measures taken increase participation retention rate african americans clinical trials little advancement made developing tailored community education modules ccts within cbpr framework promising innovation increase knowledge ccts favorable attitudes participation known precursors trial enrollment