Strategies for enhancing the representation of women in clinical trials: an evidence map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Equitable sex- and gender-based representation in clinical trials is an essential step to ensuring evidence-based care for women. While multi-institutional actions have led to significant improvements in the inclusion of women in trials, inequity persists in areas like sex-neutral cancers and cardiovascular disease. We sought to identify strategies described or evaluated to boost the inclusion of women in clinical trials.

Methods

We used evidence mapping methodology to examine the breadth of relevant literature. We developed an a priori protocol and followed reporting guidance from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis where applicable. We searched MEDLINE^® (via PubMed) and EMBASE (via Elsevier) databases from inception

SUBMITTER: Goldstein KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759390 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature