Diverse Research Teams and Underrepresented Groups in Clinical Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Several ophthalmic diseases disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority patients, yet most clinical trials struggle to enroll cohorts that are demographically representative of disease burden; some barriers to recruitment include time and transportation, language and cultural differences, and fear and mistrust of research due to historical abuses. Incorporating diversity within the research team has been proposed as a method to increase trust and improve engagement among potential study participants.

Objective

To examine how demographic factors of potential research participants and personnel may be associated with patient consent rates to participate in prospective ophthalmic clinical studies.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective c

SUBMITTER: Bains A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587823 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature