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Full spectrum town halls for hidradenitis suppurativa: A model for advancing clinician-patient-researcher engagement in clinical and translational research. 化脓性汗腺炎的全谱市政厅:推进临床和转化研究中临床-患者-研究人员参与的模型。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-11 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.62
Anuradha Hashemi-Arend, Michelle A Lowes, John W Frew, James Krueger, Athena Gierbolini, Monisa Nayim, Melissa Samanoglu, PaMalick Mbye, Fahim Shahriar, Jonathan N Tobin, Rhonda G Kost
{"title":"Full spectrum town halls for hidradenitis suppurativa: A model for advancing clinician-patient-researcher engagement in clinical and translational research.","authors":"Anuradha Hashemi-Arend, Michelle A Lowes, John W Frew, James Krueger, Athena Gierbolini, Monisa Nayim, Melissa Samanoglu, PaMalick Mbye, Fahim Shahriar, Jonathan N Tobin, Rhonda G Kost","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.62","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.62","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, painful inflammatory skin disease affecting 0.1% of the US population. Limited understanding of HS biology and ineffective treatments leave patients dissatisfied, facing misdiagnosis, and diagnostic delays. To address these challenges, the Rockefeller University Center for Clinical Translational Science, Clinical Directors Network, and the HS Foundation launched an initiative to foster engagement among stakeholders. Three full spectrum town halls (FSTH) were designed to engage patients, scientists, and clinicians bidirectionally. Topics spanned the translational research spectrum to amplify patient testimony, update the HS community on scientific and clinical research advances, and promote patient-centered research and care. The FSTH model aims to enhance empathy, foster trust, accelerate scientific discovery, and improve care. FSTH-2018 showcased patients' experiences living with HS, the scientific and clinical state of the art, and tailored a new HS study to patient preferences. FSTH-2021 shared results of the study, including new insights into HS biology. FSTH-2023 highlighted best practices for outpatient surgical care of HS. Participant feedback underscored FSTH's role in nurturing empathy and advancing discovery and patient engagement. FSTH serves as an effective model for uniting stakeholders, bridging gaps in knowledge and trust, and accelerating translational research to improve HS care.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e96"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089856/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Beyond deadlines and deliverables: Identifying barriers and facilitators to enhance the PROMICE of translational teams. 超越最后期限和交付成果:识别障碍和促进因素,以提高翻译团队的承诺。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-11 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.64
Whitney A Sweeney, Maria Hernandez, Elizabeth S Burnside, Josie Hintzke, Kayla Lemmon, Allan R Brasier
{"title":"Beyond deadlines and deliverables: Identifying barriers and facilitators to enhance the PROMICE of translational teams.","authors":"Whitney A Sweeney, Maria Hernandez, Elizabeth S Burnside, Josie Hintzke, Kayla Lemmon, Allan R Brasier","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.64","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.64","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objective: </strong>The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program supports a national network of medical research institutions working to expedite the development of treatments and interventions. High-performing translational teams (TTs) involving inter-institutional collaborations are critical for advancing these evidence-based approaches. However, management of these complex teams can be difficult, and tailored project management may help TTs overcome the unique challenges they face.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted qualitative interviews with 14 dedicated project managers (PMs) from six CTSAs to learn more about their experiences with TTs. Information derived from the thematic analysis of the data was used to identify barriers and facilitators for effective project management.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Barriers included a lack of institutional support, communication issues, pushback, role confusion, and a need for agility. Facilitators included transparent communication, supportive team environments, shared leadership with autonomy, and opportunities for professional development. The PMs interviewed for this study provided descriptions of their work that depicted a more expansive view of project management than the more traditional approach focused on meeting deadlines and managing deliverables.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings have been used to inform development, training, and guidance for an innovative project management resource, the Project Management Innovation Center of Excellence (PROMICE) recently launched at the UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Through the development of a dedicated career path, PROMICE recognizes the value that PMs bring to translational science and provides the support that they need to be innovative, leading their teams to success.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089852/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Opportunities amid complexities in returning genetic results to black precision medicine research participants: Interview themes in context with open all of us data. 将遗传结果返回给黑人精准医学研究参与者的复杂性中的机会:在开放所有人数据的背景下访谈主题。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-11 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.67
Rachele M Hendricks-Sturrup, Nora Emmott, Maryam Nafie, Stephanie Argetsinger, Lauren Edgar, Tracey Johnson-Glover, Kurt D Christensen
{"title":"Opportunities amid complexities in returning genetic results to black precision medicine research participants: Interview themes in context with open <i>all of us</i> data.","authors":"Rachele M Hendricks-Sturrup, Nora Emmott, Maryam Nafie, Stephanie Argetsinger, Lauren Edgar, Tracey Johnson-Glover, Kurt D Christensen","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.67","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.67","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We sought to describe perspectives among Black nursing professionals and community leaders regarding the return of genetic test results, and place perspectives into context with aggregated findings in the <i>All of Us</i> Research Program's Data Browser.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semi-structured, virtual interviews were held with adults (≥18 years of age) self-identifying as Black. A 2-step thematic analysis process was used to assess interviewee perspectives with (sub)themes identified in the literature across two topics: drug/medication response and hereditary disease risk. Themes were placed into context with Data Browser content, focusing on genes and their respective alleles with frequencies ≥0.10 in African ancestry populations in <i>All of Us</i>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Interviewee perspectives aligned with previously identified major themes in the literature (motivations to engage or disengage; integrating research and care), with five (5) subthemes emerging across major themes. Seven (7) alleles were observed with frequencies ≥0.10 for three (3) pharmacogenomic (PGx) biomarkers in the Data Browser for African ancestry populations: <i>CYP2C19</i> (SNV, 10-94761900-C-T; SNV,10-94775367-A-G; SNV 10-94781859-G-A), <i>DPYD</i> (SNV, 1-97883329-A-G; SNV, 1-97515839-T-C), <i>UGT1A1</i> (insertion, 2-233760233-C-CAT; SNV, 2-233757136-G-A). Four (4) alleles were observed with frequencies ≥0.10 for three (3) genes implicated in hereditary disease risk, two of which contemporaneously hold PGx implications for African ancestry populations: <i>CACNA1S</i> (PGx, SNV, 1-201112815-C-T; SNV, 1-201110107-C-T), <i>SCN5A</i> (no PGx, SNV, 3-38603929-T-C), <i>TP53</i> (PGx, SNV, 17-7676154-G-C).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings convey important clinical and translational science considerations for individuals and community leaders of African ancestry and researchers seeking reputable, publicly available information to understand, communicate, and act on genomic findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e89"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089846/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Measuring trust in medical research: Perspectives from racial and ethnic communities underrepresented in research. 衡量医学研究中的信任:来自研究中代表性不足的种族和族裔社区的观点。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.40
Sarah C Stevens, Leo Valadez, Foujan Moghimi, Monica Guerrero Vazquez, Hailey N Miller, Samuel Byiringiro, Cassia Lewis-Land, Roger S Clark, Tosin Tomiwa, Joyline Chepkorir, Cheryl R Himmelfarb
{"title":"Measuring trust in medical research: Perspectives from racial and ethnic communities underrepresented in research.","authors":"Sarah C Stevens, Leo Valadez, Foujan Moghimi, Monica Guerrero Vazquez, Hailey N Miller, Samuel Byiringiro, Cassia Lewis-Land, Roger S Clark, Tosin Tomiwa, Joyline Chepkorir, Cheryl R Himmelfarb","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.40","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.40","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Underrepresentation of diverse populations in medical research undermines generalizability, exacerbates health disparities, and erodes trust in research institutions. This study aimed to identify a suitable survey instrument to measure trust in medical research among Black and Latino communities in Baltimore, Maryland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on a literature review, a committee selected two validated instruments for community evaluation: Perceptions of Research Trustworthiness (PoRT) and Trust in Medical Researchers (TiMRs). Both were translated into Spanish through a standardized process. Thirty-four individuals participated in four focus groups (two in English, two in Spanish). Participants reviewed and provided feedback on the instruments' relevance and clarity. Discussions were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Initial reactions to the instruments were mixed. While 68% found TiMR easier to complete, 74% preferred PoRT. Key discussion themes included the relevance of the instrument for measuring trust, clarity of the questions, and concerns about reinforcing negative perceptions of research. Participants felt that PoRT better aligned with the research goal of measuring community trust in research, though TiMR was seen as easier to understand. Despite PoRT's lower reading level, some items were found to be more confusing than TiMR items.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Community feedback highlighted the need to differentiate trust in medical research, researchers, and institutions. While PoRT and TiMR are acceptable instruments for measuring trust in medical research, refinement of both may be beneficial. Development and validation of instruments in multiple languages is needed to assess community trust in research and inform strategies to improve diverse participation in research.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12171920/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144317056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Implementation and impact of a diversity supplement repository. 多样性补充存储库的实现和影响。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.70
Maryam Gholami, Eva Kintzer, Mitchell Wong, Davey Smith, Colin Depp
{"title":"Implementation and impact of a diversity supplement repository.","authors":"Maryam Gholami, Eva Kintzer, Mitchell Wong, Davey Smith, Colin Depp","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.70","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.70","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) diversity supplements represent an opportunity to enhance diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Despite their potential impact, practical barriers prevent effective use of these resources. The Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) developed and implemented of an institutional repository and support system to improve diversity supplement applications. The centralized repository and support system incorporated three strategies: (1) a secure web-based repository housing successful examples of supplements, (2) match making for diversity supplements and mentors, and (3) web-based resources for potential applicants. The repository was implemented in June 2021 and includes 51 supplement samples across 14 divisions of NIH as of November 2024. The repository has been accessed by 51 potential applicants since implementation in 2021. Few investigators have requested match making. Early indicators show a doubling in diversity supplement applications compared to pre-implementation period at UCSD. We outlined our approach to addressing some of the barriers in diversity supplement applications, which could provide a model for other institutions. Pending solutions to some of the lessons learned, coordinated efforts aimed at diversity supplements could be a practical approach toward a more diverse biomedical research workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e85"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12083204/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Narratives of Discovery as a catalyst for translational science education and training. 作为转化科学教育和培训催化剂的发现叙事。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.60
Leah G Pope, Daichi Shimbo, Harold A Pincus, Muredach P Reilly, Rita Charon
{"title":"<i>Narratives of Discovery</i> as a catalyst for translational science education and training.","authors":"Leah G Pope, Daichi Shimbo, Harold A Pincus, Muredach P Reilly, Rita Charon","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.60","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.60","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New education and training opportunities are critical for the development of a diverse and highly skilled translational science workforce. In this special communication, the authors consider how <i>Narratives of Discovery</i>, an initiative to interview leading scientists about the sources of their creativity, can serve as a novel translational science teaching tool. Reporting on a project to map translational science principles onto nine <i>Narratives of Discovery</i> conducted to date, the authors demonstrate how translational science principles are manifested in the career trajectories of these scientists and propose that the narratives can serve as a formative model for trainees. Findings from systematic coding of the <i>Narratives of Discovery</i> suggest that the narrative format is particularly well suited to highlight translational science principles not well-addressed by existing education opportunities, including what it means for scientists to be creative and innovative, use bold and rigorous approaches, and prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Offering excerpts from the published <i>Narratives of Discovery</i> and quotations from the scientists themselves, the authors aim to create space for continued conversation about how to best crystallize the concepts of translational science and advance translational science education and training initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e94"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Toolkit for adapting community engagement studios to effectively engage older adults in research. 使社区参与工作室有效地让老年人参与研究的工具包。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.66
Shaye A Kerper, Janelle C Christensen, Steven M Albert
{"title":"Toolkit for adapting community engagement studios to effectively engage older adults in research.","authors":"Shaye A Kerper, Janelle C Christensen, Steven M Albert","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.66","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.66","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Older adults have largely been excluded from health research despite bearing a disproportionate disease burden. The Community Engagement Studio (CES) model, initially developed at Vanderbilt University in 2009, allows potential research participants to help shape research to promote greater inclusion. The University of Pittsburgh adapted the CES model for older adults (OA-CES). Tailored specifically to older adults, OA-CES addresses underrepresentation in research by gathering valuable feedback that allows investigators to make research more accessible and relevant to older people. An OA-CES toolkit will help in adapting the model in other research areas to close the gap in research inclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e90"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12089849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144110613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Characterization of terminated and withdrawn clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of oral mucositis. 终止和撤回治疗和预防口腔黏膜炎的临床试验的特征。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.65
Alex Reznik, Stephen Sonis, Alessandro Villa
{"title":"Characterization of terminated and withdrawn clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of oral mucositis.","authors":"Alex Reznik, Stephen Sonis, Alessandro Villa","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.65","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.65","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Oral mucositis (OM) is a significant complication of cytotoxic cancer therapy and has no effective therapies. Unfortunately, the termination rate of clinical trials (CTs) testing potential OM interventions remains high. Here, we compared the characteristics of failed trials and matched completed trials to identify common features, which might inform better study design.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CTs for the prevention/treatment of OM were identified using <i>ClinicalTrials.gov</i>. Failed (terminated or withdrawn) trials were evaluated for phase, type of cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or chemo-radiotherapy), subject accrual, study type, number of clinical sites, intervention type, inclusion criteria, sponsor type, and reason(s) for failure. A secondary analysis of completed OM CTs that were individually matched to failed trials based on indication and phase or intervention type served as a control.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Failed OM CTs were more likely to have academic sponsorship (45.7% vs. 39.1%), nonrandomized design (19.6% vs. 4.3%), and lower mean subject accrual (27.8 subjects vs. 101.4 subjects) compared to completed trials. The leading reason for termination was recruitment/enrollment (37.9%). Recruitment/enrollment and safety/efficacy accounted for failure in 84.6% of phase II trials.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Contrary to general CTs where safety/efficacy concerns predominate, our results suggest OM-related trial failures are associated with a broader list of challenges including recruitment/enrollment, funding/sponsorship, and investigator/site issues. OM CTs demand aggressive planning, funding, and careful selection of trial sites and sponsorship to assure timely subject recruitment and reduce the risk for early termination and withdrawal.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e86"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12083202/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Domain-specific participant recruitment exceeds the application of "Targeted" advertisement from common online advertising platforms. 针对特定领域的参与者招募,超越了一般网络广告平台“定向”广告的应用。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-10 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.61
Joseph Powell, Kyle Webster, Siobhan Efionayi, Timothy Engelman, W H Wilson Tang, P Xiao Li
{"title":"Domain-specific participant recruitment exceeds the application of \"Targeted\" advertisement from common online advertising platforms.","authors":"Joseph Powell, Kyle Webster, Siobhan Efionayi, Timothy Engelman, W H Wilson Tang, P Xiao Li","doi":"10.1017/cts.2025.61","DOIUrl":"10.1017/cts.2025.61","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Insufficient sample sizes threatened the fidelity of the primary research trials. Even if the research group recruits a sufficient sample size, the sample may lack diversity, reducing the generalizability of the results of the study. Evaluating the effectiveness of online advertising platforms (e.g., Facebook & Google Ads) versus traditional recruitment methods (e.g., flyers, clinical participation) is essential.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients were recruited through email, electronic direct message, paper advertisements, and word-of-mouth advertisement (traditional) or through Google Ads and Facebook Ads (advertising) for a longitudinal study on monitoring COVID-19 using wearable devices. Participants were asked to wear a smart watch-like wearable device for ∼ 24 hours per day and complete daily surveys.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The initiation conversion rate (ICR, impressions to pre-screen ratio) was better for traditional recruitment (24.14) than for Google Ads, 28.47 ([0.80, 0.88]; p << 0.001). The consent conversion rate (CCR, impressions to consent ratio) was also higher for traditional recruitment (66.54) than for Google Ads, 2961.20 ([0.015, 0.030]; p << 0.001). Participants recruited through recommendations or by paper flier were more likely to participate initially (Χ<sup>2</sup> = 23.65; p < 0.005). Clinical recruitment led to more self-reporting white participants, while other methods yielded great diversity (Χ<sup>2</sup> = 231.47; p << 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While Google Ads target users based on keywords, they do not necessarily improve participation. However, our findings are based on a single study with specific recruitment strategies and participant demographics. Further research is needed to assess the generalizability of these findings across different study designs and populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":15529,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Translational Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"e106"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12209964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144540431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Perspectives of older adults with memory decline participating in a prolonged nightly fasting (PNF) pilot study: A qualitative exploration. 参与延长夜间禁食(PNF)试点研究的老年人记忆衰退的观点:定性探索。
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Pub Date : 2025-04-08 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2025.63
Dara L James, Erica Ahlich, Molly Maxfield, Afton Kechter, Sarah E James, Alexis M Koskan, Dorothy D Sears
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