The Problem of Underrepresentation: Black Participants in Lifestyle Trials Among Patients with Prostate Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthy lifestyle behaviors are an essential component of prostate cancer survivorship; however, it is unknown whether Black participants are adequately represented in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on lifestyle interventions. The goal of this study was to identify types of lifestyle RCTs that may require improved recruitment resources to enhance generalizability of lifestyle recommendations to Black patients.

Materials and methods

ClinicalTrials.gov was used to identify lifestyle RCTs among patients with prostate cancer. Using racial distribution data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program as a reference, one-sample proportion tests were performed to assess adequate recruitment of Black participants.

Results

Of 31 lifest

SUBMITTER: Zuniga KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8567804 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature