Factors that influence clinical trial participation by patients with cancer in Australia: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinical trials are the backbone of research. It is well recognised that patient participation in clinical trials can be influenced by a myriad of factors such as access to a clinical trial, restrictive trial eligibility criteria and perceptions held by patients or physicians about clinical trials. Australia is a key stakeholder in the global clinical trials sphere. This scoping review protocol aims to identify and map the current literature describing factors that influence clinical trial participation of patients with cancer, in Australia.

Methods and analyses

The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for scoping reviews will be used to conduct this review. Four electronic databases will be systematically searched for relevant published literature on this

SUBMITTER: You KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8987761 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature