Transitioning to Remote Recruitment and Intervention: A Tale of Two Palliative Care Research Studies Enrolling Underserved Populations during COVID-19
Context: During the COVID-19 pandemic, community-based research studies experienced prolonged shutdowns unless able to pivot to remote study procedures.Objectives: To describe the revision of two National Institutes of Health funded community-based palliative-focused clinical trials serving underserved populations to accommodate remote subject enrollment and examine its impact.Methods: Transitioning to remote processes required multiple protocol and procedural changes including: altering informed consent processes; reducing the number of surveys administered; adding internet access as an inclusion criterion.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abraham A. Brody, Kimberly A. Convery, Danielle M. Kline, Regina M. Fink, Stacy M. Fischer Source Type: research
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