Recruiting for Epigenetic Research: Facilitating the Informed Consent Process

Table 2

Results of 4 research studies using the enhanced informed consent process.

Research title	Population	Age range (years)	Ethnicity/race (self-identified)	Enrollment rate (recruitment yield)
Epigenetics and psychoneurologic (PN) symptoms in women with breast cancer; (Lyon et al.)	Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer	23–71	African American, 50%; Caucasian, 50%	80%
Epigenetics and maternal stress; (supplement to ongoing intervention trial); (Jallo and Cook)	Healthy pregnant women	18–32	African American, 100%	85%
Stress, immunity and symptoms in fibromyalgia; (Menzies and Cook)	Women with fibromyalgia	44–62	Caucasian, 50%; African American, 40%; Hispanic, 10%	100%
Effects of yoga for women with depression; (Kinser and Cook)	Women with treatment-resistant depression	21–61	Caucasian, 44.4%; African American, 44.4%; Asian, 11.1%	90%