Race, Ethnicity, and Sex in Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group Clinical Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Racial, ethnic, and sex disparities exist in US clinical study enrollment, and the prevalence of these disparities in Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) clinical studies has not been thoroughly assessed.

Objective

To evaluate racial, ethnic, and sex representation in PEDIG clinical studies compared with the 2010 US Census pediatric population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis examined PEDIG clinical studies based in the US from December 1, 1997 to September 12, 2022, 41 of which met inclusion criteria of a completed study, a study population younger than 18 years, and 1 or more accompanying publication. Data analysis was performed between November 2023 and February 2024.

Exposure

Study participant race, et

SUBMITTER: Dihan QA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378066 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature