Contribution to Book
Improving the Recruitment of Minority Populations in Clinical Trials: Advocating for a Strategic Shift Toward Community-Based Recruitment
Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
(2017)
Abstract
Clinical research trials are an important part of establishing evidence-based practice in the U.S. healthcare industry. The purpose of this chapter is to review how the recruitment of minority populations can be improved by creating a strategic shift toward community-based recruitment. The problem of insufficient minority recruitment is defined and contributing factors are reviewed. The relevancy of Lewin's change theory is explained from a staff and organizational perspective. Specific community-based change and leadership strategies that can be applied to clinical research organizations to create a strategic shift to increase minority recruitment are evaluated. Through making minority recruitment a strategic priority, staff and organizations can work with communities to resolve a salient issue in the U.S. healthcare industry.
Keywords
- Minorities,
- Clinical Trials,
- Clinical Research,
- Protocol,
- Principal Investigator,
- Participant Recruitment
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
Editor
Victor C.X. Wang
Publisher
IGI Global
ISBN
9781522510499
DOI
10.4018/978-1-5225-1049-9.ch094
Citation Information
Saliha Akhtar and Michelle L D'Abundo. "Improving the Recruitment of Minority Populations in Clinical Trials: Advocating for a Strategic Shift Toward Community-Based Recruitment" HersheyEncyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management (2017) p. 1354 - 1367 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michelle-dabundo/20/