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Achieving sufficient affective trust is necessary for communities of color to feel comfortable participating in clinical research.

‍Acclinate’s Affective Trust Framework establishes guiding principles and outlines practical recommendations for building trust, engaging communities, leveraging technology, and achieving health equity through inclusive research.

Take a look at Acclinate’s CEO Del Smith, PhD and Chief Medical Lead Camille Pope, PharmD's discussion on increasing recruitment and retention of communities of color in clinical trials.

‍View the webinar here: 

If you are interested in learning more about how Acclinate implements this framework, contact us.

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