Title:

Recruitment of Minority Women and Their Main Sexual Partners in an HIV/STI Prevention Trial

Author(s):

Witte, Susan S.
El-Bassel, Nabila
Gilbert, Louisa
Wu, Elwin
Chang, Mingway P.
Steinglass, Peter

Date:

2004

Type:

Articles

Department:

Social Work

Volume:

13

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12959

Book/Journal Title:

Journal of Women's Health

Abstract:

Recruiting heterosexual couples into randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to test the efficacy of HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention interventions is a challenge that requires innovative strategies and consideration of ethical issues, including participant safety and confidentiality. Methods: This paper provides a brief review of the literature on minority and couple RCT recruitment and describes the development (preparation phase and protocol development) and implementation (strategies employed and barriers) of a recruitment protocol that safely enrolled 217 predominantly African American and Latino heterosexual couples into a relationship- based, HIV/STI prevention study. Results: The success of this recruitment protocol with no reported adverse events demonstrates the feasibility of engaging urban minority women and men in RCTs. This study builds on a small literature base articulating specific couple recruitment strategies. Conclusion: More research delineating and testing specific strategies for recruiting defined populations into clinical trials is needed to advance the science of study recruitment and improve generalizability of research findings.

Subject(s):

Social psychology
Public health

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2004.13.1137

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