Recruitment Accelerator for Diversity in Aging Research, Cognitive Loss and Dementia (RADAR-CLD)

项目总结/摘要 老年人中增长最快的部分包括那些传统上 在研究中的代表性不足。那些从事老龄化研究的人需要了解如何 与社区合作，制定研究建议和招聘战略， 并支持这些团体的参与者。许多征聘办法侧重于确定大量的 潜在参与者和预先筛选的个体的“试验就绪队列”。这些方法还没有 在人口老龄化方面取得的成功以及用于接触这些大量人口的平台可能已经 在老龄化和多样化的群体中价值有限，这取决于可信的来源来做出决定。我们的项目将 开发、评估和记录一个可复制的过程，以创建能力和基础设施， 确保老龄化研究的入学目标所需的社区参与可以实现， 建立这样做的方法。以既定的培养和利用模式为基础 跨科学和非科学部门的合作实验室小组，以解决具体研究中的公平问题 该项目将开发、评估和传播老龄化多样性招聘加速器， 研究，认知丧失和痴呆症（雷达-CLD）在西奈山和纽约州立大学北部。无论是NYC 和锡拉丘兹站点有强大的社区合作伙伴，并在纽约市建立了该项目， 锡拉丘兹允许社区研究联络（CRL）和加速器的有效性进行评估 在两个不同的社区。加速器将专注于招聘和保留多样化的主题， 患有或有认知丧失风险的老年人，适用于NIH资助的研究。该项目包括 劳动力发展，以创建一个新的专业，CRL，以前没有在临床试验中承认 工作人员，他们将接受独特的培训，通过连接社区和 通过加速器活动的研究伙伴。CRL将组建协作团队，包括 社区老年人、患者、倡导者、护理人员、家庭、临床医生、资助者、公共卫生和宣传 专业人士，研究团队和行业准备与技能的有效组动态的CRL 并可建立征聘教育和外联的既定网络。加速器会议围绕 将组织具体的NIH研究，并将组织加速器推荐的、由研究人员领导的项目， 由RADAR-CLD基金支持，在招聘、保留和参与多样性方面取得成果 记录在案。用于开发和维持CRL专业人员和 加速器基础设施将在其他地点推广实施。过程文件和 建立成本和时间模型将使预算得到适当分配， 建议的CRL能力、加速器基础设施和创新参与活动， 多样化参与老龄化研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The fastest growing segments of older adults include those from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in research studies. Those conducting research in aging need understanding of how to engage with communities as partners to develop research proposals and recruitment strategies that motivate and sustain participants from these groups. Many approaches to recruitment focus on identifying large pools of potential participants and “trial ready cohorts” of pre-screened individuals. These approaches do not yet have established success in aging populations and the platforms used to reach these large numbers may have limited value in aging and diverse cohorts, which depend on trusted sources to make decisions. Our project will develop, evaluate, and document a replicable process for creating the capacity and infrastructure for community-involvement necessary for ensuring enrollment goals of aging studies can be achieved and establishing the approaches by which to do so. Building on the established model for cultivating and leveraging collaboratory teams across scientific and non-scientific divides to address issues of equity in specific research areas, this project will develop, evaluate and disseminate a Recruitment Accelerator for Diversity in Aging Research, Cognitive Loss and Dementia (RADAR-CLD) at Mount Sinai and SUNY Upstate. Both the NYC and Syracuse sites have strong community partners and establishing the project in New York City and Syracuse allows an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Community Research Liaison (CRL) and Accelerator model in two distinct communities. The Accelerators will focus on the topic of recruiting and retaining diverse, older adults with or at risk for cognitive loss with application to NIH-funded studies. The project includes workforce development to create a novel professional, the CRL, not previously recognized in clinical trial staffing, who will be uniquely trained to maximize research participation by connecting the community and research partners through the Accelerator activities. The CRL will assemble collaborative teams including community seniors, patients, advocates, caregivers, families, clinicians, funders, public health and advocacy professionals, research teams and industry to be prepared with skills for effective group dynamics by the CRL and may create established networks for recruitment education and outreach. Accelerator meetings around specific NIH-studies will be organized and Accelerator-recommended, stakeholder-led projects will be supported by RADAR-CLD funds, with outcomes on recruitment, retention and participation diversity documented. Manuals of materials and methods for developing and sustaining the CRL professional and Accelerator infrastructure will be disseminated for implementation at other sites. Documentation of process and establishment of models of cost and time will allow appropriate allocation of budgets toward sustainability of the proposed CRL capacity, Accelerator infrastructure and innovative engagement activities for promoting diverse participation in aging research.