Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2022 Jan;41(1):142-147. doi: 10.1177/0733464821992920. Epub 2021 Feb 10.
"Testing Tele-Savvy" was a three-arm randomized controlled trial that recruited participants from four National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Alzheimer's Disease Centers with Emory University serving as the coordinating center. The enrollment process involved each center providing a list of eligible caregivers to the coordinating center to consent. Initially, the site proposed to recruit primarily African American caregivers generated a significant amount of referrals to the coordinating center, but a gap occurred in translating them into enrolled participants. To increase the enrollment rate, a "Handshake Protocol" was established, which included a warm handoff approach. During preset phone calls each week, the research site coordinator introduced potential participants to a culturally congruent co-investigator from the coordinating center who then completed the consent process. Within the first month of implementation, the team was 97% effective in meeting its goals. This protocol is an example of a successful, innovative approach to enrolling minority participants in multi-site clinical trials.
“测试远程能力”是一项三臂随机对照试验，从四个美国国家老龄化研究所（NIA）资助的阿尔茨海默病中心招募参与者，埃默里大学作为协调中心。入组过程涉及每个中心向协调中心提供一份合格护理人员名单以获得同意。最初，该站点提议主要招募非裔美国护理人员，这为协调中心带来了大量转介，但在将他们转化为入组参与者方面出现了差距。为了提高入组率，建立了“握手协议”，其中包括了一个温暖的交接方法。在每周预设的电话中，研究现场协调员将潜在参与者介绍给协调中心的一位文化一致的合作研究者，然后由后者完成同意过程。在实施的第一个月内，该团队 97%有效地实现了目标。该方案是成功招募少数族裔参与者参与多中心临床试验的一种创新方法的范例。
