Driving Inclusivity, Validity, and Equity in Research Through Strategic Engagement (DIVERSE)
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
The purpose of this research study is to enhance inclusion and diversity in clinical trial enrollment by training participants to perform and provide feedback through a community-based protocol review process, called DIVERSE.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
CAB Participant Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * English speaking * Ability to understand and willingness to provide oral consent * DFCI patient who are in remission from a blood cancer \>1 year will be preferred. CAB Participant Exclusion Criteria: * Adults unable to consent * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers \<18 years old) * Prisoners. * Unwilling/unable to agree to maintaining the confidentiality of reviews and clinical trial materials, as outlined in Section 9.1 * Note 1: Patients and non-patient community members who are pregnant are eligible. This is a non-interventional study that meets the definition of minimal risk and poses no greater risk to pregnant individuals or fetuses. Pregnancy status will not be assessed. * Note 2: English fluency is necessary as protocols being reviewed are written in English and cannot be feasibly translated to other languages within the time period necessary to complete timely reviews. Investigator Participant Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 older * English Speaking * Site or Principal investigator * Not a member of the research team
Study sites (1)
MA
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA 02215Andrew Hantel, MD · Study contact · 617-582-9394 · Andrew_Hantel@dfci.harvard.eduAndrew Hantel, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Boston