一个路线图,以改善临床试验中的代表性
Amanda F Petrik1, Nora B Henrikson2, Gloria D Coronado1,3
1Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 N. Interstate Ave, Portland, OR, 97227, United States.
Contemporary clinical trials communications
|October 11, 2024
概括
为临床试验招募各种患者,包括代表性不足的少数群体和低收入人群,是可以实现的. 在CAFÉ研究中,多元化和西班牙语参与者的同意率更高,导致了更可概括的健康科学发现.
科学领域:
- 卫生科学 卫生科学 卫生科学
- 临床试验招聘 临床试验招聘
- 健康 公平 卫生 公平
背景情况:
- 临床试验在招募各种参与者方面面临挑战,特别是代表性不足的少数群体和低收入患者.
- 多样化的参与者招生对于提高健康科学发现的概括性至关重要.
- 癌症财务经验 (CAFÉ) 项目旨在解决癌症患者的财务困境,同时优先考虑多样化的招聘.
研究的目的:
- 描述增加在临床试验中招募多样化的参与者的方法.
- 突出多元化招生对强大和适用的研究成果的重要性.
主要方法:
- 在CAFÉ研究中,有意招募多样化的患者群体.
- 在多样化和非多样化参与者之间,以及西班牙语和非西班牙语患者之间的同意率进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 与非多元参与者 (20.1%) 相比,多元参与者的同意率略高 (21.3%).
- 西班牙语患者的同意率明显高 (36.4%),高于非西班牙语患者 (20.2%).
结论:
- 在临床试验中实现多元化的参与是可行的.
- 有针对性的招聘策略可以改善代表性不足的群体的纳入.
- 多样化的参与者数据会导致更有意义,更广泛的研究结果.
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