# Training Promotoras/Community Health Workers using Culturally and Linguistically-Appropriate Research Best Practices

> **NIH NIH U01** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2021 · $225,284

## Abstract

Project Summary
Good clinical practice is essential training for the clinical research workforce that supports the integrity and
rigor of clinical research during implementation. While good clinical practice has been a requirement for
researchers undertaking drug, device, and biologic clinical trials, it is a relatively new requirement for NIH-
funded researchers who undertake behavioral and social science (BSS) clinical trials. In recognition of a need
for tailored good clinical practice training for BSS researchers, our team led the development of the Best
Practices for Social and Behavioral Research Course. The course was developed in 2017 as part of an effort
to increase competency-based research training and was quickly disseminated. It is now recognized as an
acceptable training to fulfill the good clinical practice requirement for BSS researchers at the NIH. Since the
course launch, there have been new regulatory changes and technical and scientific advances that require the
course content to be updated. In addition, because BSS research studies typically involve communities and
engagement of people with diverse and minority backgrounds, a community engagement module is proposed
to provide fundamental training to support research processes considering these complexities. Lastly,
accessibility of the current course to all people with disabilities needs to be fixed. To address these needs, the
supplement project was designed to provide critical updates to the Best Practices in Social and Behavioral
Research course. We have convened an expert study team and will engage an advisory board of stakeholders
and course consultants representing groups of clinical research professionals and leaders in community-based
organizations to ensure representation of many perspectives in all aspects of the project. Our specific aims are
to: 1) update the current Best Practices for Social and Behavioral Research Course to account for the latest
regulatory requirements and scientific and technological advancements; 2) enable clinical research
professionals to more readily partner with community-based stakeholders by developing a community-
engagement module as part of the best practices training; and 3) evaluate the updated training course with
users. This project is expected to yield a robust update to the Best Practices for Social and Behavioral
Research Course which will be readily available through the array of dissemination outlets the current course
utilizes.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10311580
- **Project number:** 3U01TR003409-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** Sergio A. Aguilar-Gaxiola
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $225,284
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-01-15 → 2024-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10311580

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10311580, Training Promotoras/Community Health Workers using Culturally and Linguistically-Appropriate Research Best Practices (3U01TR003409-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10311580. Licensed CC0.

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