Delivering a "dose of hope": a faith-based program to increase older african americans' participation in clinical trials.

Frew PM, Omer SB, Parker K, Bolton M, Schamel J, Shapiro E, Owens L, Saint-Victor D, Boggavarapu S, Braxton N, Archibald M, Kalokhe AS, Horton T, Root CM, Fenimore VL, Anderson AM. Delivering a "dose of hope": a faith-based program to increase older african americans' participation in clinical trials. JMIR research protocols. 2015 Jun 2;4(4). e64. PMID: 26036841 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4526899

Abstract

Underrepresentation of older-age racial and ethnic minorities in clinical research is a significant barrier to health in the United States, as it impedes medical research advancement of effective preventive and therapeutic strategies.