Developing a roadmap to improve trial delivery for under-served groups: results from a UK multi-stakeholder process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participants in clinical research studies often do not reflect the populations for which healthcare interventions are needed or will be used. Enhancing representation of under-served groups in clinical research is important to ensure that research findings are widely applicable. We describe a multicomponent workstream project to improve representation of under-served groups in clinical trials.

Methods

The project comprised three main strands: (1) a targeted scoping review of literature to identify previous work characterising under-served groups and barriers to inclusion, (2) surveys of professional stakeholders and participant representative groups involved in research delivery to refine these initial findings and identify examples of innovation and good practice

SUBMITTER: Witham MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395975 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature