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Collaborative Development of Clinical Trials Education Programs for African-American Community-Based Organizations

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This paper describes the use of a unique “Learning and Feedbackˮ approach to customize cancer clinical trials education programs for Community Bridges, a peer training intervention designed for African-American communities in North Carolina. Generic community education modules were demonstrated with key community leaders who were designated as trainers. Quantitative and qualitative assessments were provided on understanding of content, comfort with material, and cultural relevance. The generic materials were adapted into three revised modules, all featuring key messages about cancer clinical trials, discussion regarding distrust of medical research, common misconceptions about trials, patient protections, and a call to action to prompt increased inquiry about locally available trials. The revised modules were then used as part of a train-the-trainer program with 12 African-American community leaders. ENACCT’s use of the Learning and Feedback process is an innovative method for culturally adapting clinical trials education.

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Acknowledgments

This project was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) Community Networks Program (CNP), Grant No U01 CA114629 and the National Center for Minority Health Disparities (NCMHD) No P60-MD000244.

Conflict of Interest

Among the nine authors of this paper, one has a conflict of interest. The first author served as an independent contractor for ENACCT and owns a health and wellness service.

Ethical Standards

The Community Bridges project described in this paper was approved by an appropriate ethics committee and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as outlined in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.

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  1. Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, 7625 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 300, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA

    Natasha Blakeney & Margo Michaels

  2. TraCS Institute, University of North Carolina, 140 North Medical Drive, NC TraCS Campus Box 7064, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7590, USA

    Melissa Green

  3. Jobs and Leadership Development, NC Institute of Minority Economic Development, 114 West Parrish Street, Durham, NC, 27701, USA

    Alan Richmond

  4. Crossworks, Inc., 1041 Noell Lane Rocky Mount, Durham, NC, 27804, USA

    Debra Long

  5. Black Men’s Health Initiative, 4811 Bay Point Drive, Durham, NC, 27713, USA

    William S. Robinson

  6. Community Health Coalition, Inc., 407 Crutchfield Street, Durham, NC, 27704, USA

    Carmelita Spicer & Sharon Elliott-Bynum

  7. CAARE, Inc., 214 Broadway Street, Durham, NC, 27701, USA

    Sharon Elliott-Bynum

  8. Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, TraCS Community Engagement Core, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 342B MacNider Hall, Campus Box 7240, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA

    Giselle Corbie-Smith

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Blakeney, N., Michaels, M., Green, M. et al. Collaborative Development of Clinical Trials Education Programs for African-American Community-Based Organizations. J Canc Educ 30, 400–406 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-014-0673-3

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