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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents to the pre- and post-tests

From: Design and implementation of a massive open online course on enhancing the recruitment of minorities in clinical trials – Faster Together

Category

Completed pre-test (n = 105)

Completed post-test (n = 14)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

15/105 (14.3%)

2/14 (14.3%)

 Female

90/105 (85.7%)

12/14 (85.7%)

United States resident, n (%)

 Yes

87/105 (82.9%)

11/14 (78.6%)

  No

17/105 (16.2%)

2/14 (14.3%)

  Unknown

1/105 (.952%)

1/14 (7.14%)

Age (LQa-UQb), years

35.00 (28.00–47.00)

31.50 (24.00–37.75)

Race or ethnicityc

  African American

19/105 (18.1%)

3/14 (21.4%)

  Native American, American Indian, or Alaskan Native

1 (0.95%)

0/14 (0%)

  Asian or Pacific Islander

11/105 (10.48%)

4/14 (28.6%)

  White

58/105 (55.2%)

7/14 (50.0%)

  Latino or Spanish

12/105 (11.4%)

2/14 (14.3%)

  Other

3/105 (2.86%)

0/14 (0%)

  Prefer not to answer

4/105 (3.81%)

0/14 (0%)

Recruiter

  Yes

61/104 (58.7%)

11/14 (78.6%)

  No

43/104 (41.4%)

3/14 (21.4%)

Years involved in recruitment, (LQa-UQb)

2.00 (1.00–5.00)

1.75 (0.88–10.00)

Occupation

  Community health worker

2/105 (1.9%)

0/14 (0%)

  Clinical research associate

6/105 (5.71%)

0/14 (0%)

  Clinical research coordinator or clinical trial manager

33/105 (31.4%)

5/14 (35.7%)

  Physician

7/105 (6.67%)

1/14 (7.14%)

  Physician assistant

1/105 (0.95%)

0/14 (0%)

  Nurse

4/105 (3.81%)

1/14 (7.14%)

  Allied health professional

3/105 (2.86%)

0/14 (0%)

  Student

15/105 (14.3%)

3/14 (21.4%)

  Other

34/105 (32.4%)

4/14 (28.6%)

  1. Data are proportions (%) or medians (interquartile range). Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding
  2. aLQ Lower quartile
  3. bUQ Upper quartile
  4. cNote that participants could select more than one option