For Researchers
Recruiting participants for research studies can be challenging and resource-intensive, especially in communities that researchers may not have connections with.
Research Roadshows provide opportunities for community-based recruitment throughout the year and across the state.
Research Roadshow Fast Facts
- Research Roadshows engage 100-150 participants from populations underrepresented in research (e.g., older adults, rural populations, individuals from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds)
- Events take place quarterly, offering multiple opportunities for community-based recruitment throughout the year and across the state
- These events offer a chance to get feedback on aspects of your study or a prototype you are developing, to do initial screening for eligibility and enroll study participants.
- The Multidisciplinary Center on Aging works with community partners to plan Research Roadshows and to foster community interest in research ahead of each event.
What Researchers Are Saying
The Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering was able to get over five times more registrants for their Participant Registry during two Research Roadshows than they had gotten in the previous four years.
Kathy Chaten
LL.M, JD, Center for Inclusive Design and EngineeringThe IDCAP study from the Department of Emergency Medicine was able to recruit half of all study participants, previously thought of as “hard to reach,” during three Research Roadshows.
Elizabeth Goldberg
MD, ScM, Department of Emergency MedicineThe Research Roadshows provided an opportunity for 85 older Coloradans (ages 50-96 years) to directly impact the development of SteadiPlay, a balance board that makes balance training for fall prevention fun … Their immediate feedback after testing Steadiplay contributed to rapid design iterations informed by the unique needs of older adults.
Ava Segal
M.S, Colorado School of MinesAdditional Benefits to Your Research Team
- Build capacity to reach, recruit, retain older adults and other populations underrepresented in research
- Pilot aspects of a study (e.g., data collection instruments, etc.)
- Conduct initial screening for eligibility, begin the informed consent process, enroll, take participants through a study protocol
- Work with Older Adult Research Specialists - experts in recruiting older adults and other populations underrepresented in research
Are You Interested in Joining a Research Roadshow?
Are you looking to enroll more older adults in your research study? Are you looking for a ready-made research-focused event in different Colorado communities? Reach out to the Multidisciplinary Center on Aging today, and see what the 2025 Research Roadshow schedule has in store for you!