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Enhancing Research Enrollment

Strategies to increase participation in research for all.

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Study Design Considerations

Recruitment

How do I develop recruitment materials that optimize participant recruitment?

Consent

How do I design a consent process that promotes trust and inclusion?

Plain Language

How do I create more inclusive, easy to understand materials?

Translation

How do I enroll participants who are not English speakers?

Creating a Website

How do I create a website to support study recruitment?

Budgeting for Equity

How do I equitably pay potential research participants or community partners?

Creating Inclusive Materials

How do I create more inclusive and accessible materials to support diverse study recruitment?

Catchment Area

How do I recruit people from more geographically-diverse areas?

Return of Results

How do I communicate past and present research findings with potential participants?

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