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February 11, 2019

How stakeholder engagement influenced a randomized comparative effectiveness trial testing two Diabetes Prevention Program interventions in a Marshallese Pacific Islander Community

Authors
Pearl A. McElfish, Britni L. Ayers, Holly C. Felix, Christopher R. Long, Zoran Bursac, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, Sheldon Riklon, Williamina Bing, Anita Iban and Karen Hye‑cheon Kim Yeary

Publication
Journal of Translational Medicine

Abstract
Background: Marshallese face significant health disparities, with particularly high rates of type 2 diabetes. Engaging stakeholders in the research process is essential to reduce health inequities.

Methods: A community- and patient-engaged research approach was used to involve community Marshallese stakeholders in a randomized comparative effectiveness trial testing two Diabetes Prevention Program interventions.

Results: The article outlines the engagement process and the specific influence that stakeholders had on the research planning and implementation, discussing the areas of agreement and disagreement between community and patient stakeholders and academic investigators and documenting changes to the research protocol.

Conclusion: The article provides an example of methods that can be used to design and conduct a randomized controlled trial testing with a population who has been underrepresented in research and suffered significant historical trauma.

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