Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation: Comparative Study Between Rural and Urban Participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The National Clinical Trials Network program conducts phase 2 or phase 3 treatment trials across all National Cancer Institute's designated cancer centers. Participant accrual across these clinical trials is a critical factor in deciding their success. Cancer centers that cater to rural populations, such as The University of Kansas Cancer Center, have an additional responsibility to ensure rural residents have access and are well represented across these studies.

Objective

There are scant data available regarding the factors that act as barriers to the accrual of rural residents in these clinical trials. This study aims to use electronic screening logs that were used to gather patient data at several participating sites in The Kansas University of Cancer Center's

SUBMITTER: Mudaranthakam DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9073606 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature