Demographic and Health Behavior Factors Associated With Clinical Trial Invitation and Participation in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Representative enrollment in clinical trials is critical to ensure equitable and effective translation of research to practice, yet disparities in clinical trial enrollment persist.

Objective

To examine person-level factors associated with invitation to and participation in clinical trials.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed responses from 3689 US adults who participated in the nationally representative Health Information National Trends Survey, collected February through June 2020 via mailed questionnaires.

Exposures

Demographic, clinical, and health behavior-related characteristics.

Main outcomes and measures

History of invitation to and participation in a clinical trial, primary information sources, trust

SUBMITTER: Williams CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature