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Practical issues regarding implementing a randomized clinical trial in a homeless population: strategies and lessons learned.


ABSTRACT: There is a critical need for objective data to guide effective health promotion and care for homeless populations. However, many investigators exclude homeless populations from clinical trials due to practical concerns about conducting research with this population. This report is based on our experience and lessons learned while conducting two large NIH-funded randomized controlled trials targeting smoking cessation among persons who are homeless. The current report also addresses challenges when conducting clinical trials among homeless populations and offers potential solutions. Homeless individuals face several challenges including the need to negotiate daily access to food, clothing, and shelter. Some of the critical issues investigators encounter include recruitment and retention obstacles; cognitive impairment, mental health and substance abuse disorders; transportation and scheduling challenges; issues pertaining to adequate study compensation; the need for safety protocols for study staff; and issues related to protecting the wellbeing of these potentially vulnerable adults. Anticipating realistic conditions in which to conduct studies with participants who are homeless will help investigators to design efficient protocols and may improve the feasibility of conducting clinical trials involving homeless populations and the quality of the data collected by the researchers. TRIAL REGISTRATION:ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT00786149 . Registered on 5 November 2008; ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT01932996 . Registered on 20 November 2014.

SUBMITTER: Ojo-Fati O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5498931 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Practical issues regarding implementing a randomized clinical trial in a homeless population: strategies and lessons learned.

Ojo-Fati Olamide O   Joseph Anne M AM   Ig-Izevbekhai Jed J   Thomas Janet L JL   Everson-Rose Susan A SA   Pratt Rebekah R   Raymond Nancy N   Cooney Ned L NL   Luo Xianghua X   Okuyemi Kolawole S KS  

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There is a critical need for objective data to guide effective health promotion and care for homeless populations. However, many investigators exclude homeless populations from clinical trials due to practical concerns about conducting research with this population. This report is based on our experience and lessons learned while conducting two large NIH-funded randomized controlled trials targeting smoking cessation among persons who are homeless. The current report also addresses challenges wh  ...[more]

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