Recruitment and retention results for a population-based cervical cancer biobehavioral clinical trial
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Kathryn Osann, Lari Wenzel, Aysun DOĞAN, Susie Hsieh, Dana M. Chase, Sandra Sappington, Bradley Monk, Edward Nelson
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2011, vol 121, pp 558-564
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.02.007
Summary
Objective. Minority and low-income cancer patients are underrepresented in clinical trials, contributing to diminished access to state-of-the-art care and disparities in cancer outcomes including survivorship issues. In cervical cancer, there is a disproportionate disease burden among minority and underserved women and persistent quality of life disruption. We encountered significant challenges in both recruitment and retention in a randomized biobehavioral clinical trial for cervical cancer survivors, identified through California Cancer Registries, leading to this investigation.