What motivates people with type 2 diabetes mellitus to participate in clinical trials from home?

ABSTRACT: Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), in which all or part of the trial activities are moved to the participants' immediate surroundings, promise to improve trial conduct. However, no evidence is available on what motivates people to participate in DCTs. Our aim was to determine the drivers and perceptions for participation in clinical trials with different decentralization levels in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Five focus groups were conducted utilizing the nominal group technique in the Netherlands (n = 1), Germany (n = 1), and Austria (n = 3) with four to six participants per group. The focus groups were analyzed using thematic analysis. Of the 26 participants (10 females, median age: 66 years [IQR: 62-72]) 42% had previously participated in a trial, and almost all had interne

SUBMITTER: Kopanz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11582682 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature