Bridging the gap: Understanding Latino willingness to participate in public health and clinical trials research across diverse subgroups

IF 1.4 Q4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI:10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101440

Mary A. Garza PhD , Yan Li PhD , Craig S. Fryer DrPH , Luciana C. Assini-Meytin PhD , Segen Ghebrendrias MSN , Christina Celis Puga MPH , James Butler lll DrPH , Sandra C. Quinn PhD , Stephen B. Thomas PhD

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Abstract

Background

The underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minoritized populations in public health and clinical trials research remains a persistent issue. Yet, despite the growing body of literature investigating Latino participation in research, studies examining differences between Latino sub-groups remains limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate how knowledge, awareness and willingness to participate in research differs between US- born and immigrant Latinos.

Methods

We conducted a population-based household telephone survey with Latino adults (N = 1264), with 68 % Mexican/Mexican American, 11 % Central/South American, 8 % Puerto Rican and the remaining 13 % self-identified as “Other”. The “Building Trust Survey,” included valid standardized instruments designed to assess knowledge of research, human subjects' protections, previous participation in research, immigrant status (nativity), length of time in the US, and country of origin.

Results

The study found that Latinos who immigrated to the US as teens or young adults were more willing to participate in medical research than those born in the US. Willingness to "take" something in a study varied by Latino subgroup, immigration age, gender, and age. Analysis highlighted that Mexican/Mexican Americans (76 %) and Central/South Americans (74 %) indicated a willingness to participate in research but also were less likely to have been “Asked” to participate in research (9 % and 6 % respectively) compared to the other subgroups (p < .05).

Conclusions

Insights from this study will inform the development of culturally tailored interventions aimed at successfully recruiting and retaining Latino populations in public health and clinical trials research, thereby contributing to more equitable and representative health outcomes.

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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

6.70%

发文量

146

审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is an international peer reviewed open access journal that publishes articles pertaining to all aspects of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, design, conduct, analysis, regulation and ethics. Manuscripts submitted should appeal to a readership drawn from a wide range of disciplines including medicine, life science, pharmaceutical science, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, management science, behavioral science, and bioethics. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is unique in that it is outside the confines of disease specifications, and it strives to increase the transparency of medical research and reduce publication bias by publishing scientifically valid original research findings irrespective of their perceived importance, significance or impact. Both randomized and non-randomized trials are within the scope of the Journal. Some common topics include trial design rationale and methods, operational methodologies and challenges, and positive and negative trial results. In addition to original research, the Journal also welcomes other types of communications including, but are not limited to, methodology reviews, perspectives and discussions. Through timely dissemination of advances in clinical trials, the goal of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is to serve as a platform to enhance the communication and collaboration within the global clinical trials community that ultimately advances this field of research for the benefit of patients.