Denise De las Nueces|Karen Hacker|Ann DiGirolamo|LeRoi S. Hicks
A Systematic Review of Community?Based Participatory Research to Enhance Clinical Trials in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Community Partners|Harvard University|Harvard University|Cambridge Health Alliance|Institute for Community Health|CARE USA|Worcester Memorial Hospital|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
objective examine effectiveness current communitybased participatory research cbpr clinical trials involving racial ethnic minorities data source published peerreviewed cbpr intervention articles pubmed cinahl databases january 2003 may 2010 study design performed systematic literature review data collectionextraction methods data extracted studys characteristics community involvement research subject recruitment retention intervention effects principle findings found 19 articles meeting inclusion criteria 14 published 2007 2010 articles described measures community participation research great variability although cbpr trials examined wide range behavioral clinical outcomes trials high success rates recruiting retaining minority participants achieving significant intervention effects conclusions significant publication gaps remain cbpr interventional research methods cbpr may effective increasing participation racial ethnic minority subjects research may powerful tool testing generalizability effective interventions among populations cbpr holds promise approach may contribute greatly study health care delivery disadvantaged populations