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Recruitment of Older African Americans in Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Using a Community Education Approach

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Shaw, A.R., Perales-Puchalt, J., Moore, T., Weatherspoon, P., Robinson, M., Hill, C.V., Vidoni, Eric D.·2022·The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) is two times more prevalent among compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Despite the higher prevalence of ADRD among older African Americans, recent estimates suggest research enrollment by those who identify as African American remains limited. The purpose of the study is to 1) explore how a culturally tailored community education program impacts clinical trial interest and enrollment in ADRD research studies and to 2) identify how applicable the African American community perceived the culturally tailored curriculum. Using a community-engaged research approach, we collaborated with predominately African American serving community-based organizations to support content development and delivery of Aging with Grace (AWG), a culturally tailored ADRD educational curriculum. A total of five AWG presentations were given to 66 attendees. Most attendees (67%) expressed interest in participating in clinical trials after attending AWG. Enrollment increased within an observational study (84%) and lifestyle prevention clinical trials (52%) from 2018 to 2019. Attendees (32%) also perceived an increase in ADRD knowledge from attending AWG and 89.1% believed more African Americans should participate in research. Our work demonstrates the effectiveness of a culturally tailored community education program to enhance knowledge, clinical trial interest, and recruitment into observational studies and lifestyle ADRD clinical trials among older African Americans. Education programs developed in partnership with the community can serve as bridge to research participation for underrepresented minorities in clinical research. Future studies should assess long-term retention of knowledge and research readiness.

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  • There was a notion among some healthcare professionals that recruiting minority ethnic participants might be more cumbersome, demanding additional effort, time and resources.

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Authors
Shaw, A. R., Perales-Puchalt, J., Moore, T., Weatherspoon, P., Robinson, M., Hill, C. V., & Vidoni, E. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Kansas (US)
  • University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
  • Alzheimer's Association (US)
Corresponding author
Vidoni, Eric D.
Venue
The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-10
Volume
9
Issue
4
Pages
672-678
ISSN
2274-5807 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4296658112
Cited by
34
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2021: 1
FWCI
5.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • medRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (L60 AG069211, P30AG035982, K01AG072034, P30AG072973)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, clinical trial recruitment, African American older adults, culturally tailored education, community education, community organizations, community-engaged research, research participation, dementia knowledge, observational studies
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Black or African American, Health Education, Humans, Research Design

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