How do study design features and participant characteristics influence willingness to participate in clinical trials? Results from a choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research about the decision to participate in a clinical study has tended to be limited to single indications and has focused on narrow sets of study and participant characteristics. This study applied stated preference methods to understand the clinical trial design attributes that most influence willingness to participate and how this varied with participant characteristics.

Methods

Adults residing in the US, China, or Poland with a self-reported diagnosis of cancer, heart disease, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis, or multiple sclerosis completed an online survey. Participants were asked whether they would participate in clinical studies defined by seventeen attributes within five categories (payment/support, administration/procedures, treatment-related, study loc

SUBMITTER: Thomas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9756590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature