Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to identify recruitment barriers and targeted strategies for a shared decision-making randomized clinical trial in pediatric sickle cell disease.

Background/aims: Recruitment is often a barrier in clinical trials that include minoritized populations, such as individuals with sickle cell disease. In the United States, the majority of people with sickle cell disease identify as Black or African American. In sickle cell disease, 57% of the United States trials that ended early did so due to low enrollment.

Marijuana, e-cigarette, and tobacco product use in young adults who underwent pediatric bariatric surgery.

Background: The postoperative course after pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) cuts across a developmental phase when substance-use behaviors emerge as significant public health concerns.

Objective: We examined use of marijuana, conventional cigarettes, and alternate tobacco products/devices (e.g.

Early COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Characteristics in Mothers Following Bariatric Surgery.

Background: Obesity has played a central role in heightened coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk and vaccine response. COVID-19 vaccine intention among those with a history of severe obesity, specifically those who have undergone bariatric surgery, has not been described. This study aims to examine early COVID-19 vaccine intention among mothers with a history of severe obesity who underwent bariatric surgery.