Increasing Minority Participation in Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are essential to scientific discovery and are critical to translating
research in to practice. Despite their significance, clinical trial participation rates
remain low, especially among underrepresented minority groups. Several barriers exist to
minority group participation in clinical trial, one of which lack of awareness about
clinical trials. Video educational programs show promise as an effective strategy to
increase knowledge and clinical trial participation. The specific aims are as follows:

1. Measure the effects of an office-based, clinical trial education video on clinical
trial knowledge and enrollment in clinical trials, in a clinical sample with no
previous history of clinical trial participation.

2. Determine the feasibility of implementing an office-based video educational program.

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants will be patients of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) with a diagnosis
of cancer Participants will have no previous history of clinical trial research
participation

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous history of clinical trial research participation