How should trial teams make decisions about the proportions and diversity of the ethnic groups in their trial?
Agreeing targets for which ethnic groups to involve in a trial is essential but difficult. Our eight recommendations could help to make trials more ethnically diverse if followed, and we suggest five policy initiatives that would create a supportive environment for their implementation.
Authors
- Sarah Prowse
- Miles D. Witham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-0990)
- Heidi Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-3819)
- Irene Soulsby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-831X)
- Declan Devane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-7075)
- Peter Bower (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-3349)
- Katie Gillies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7890-2854)
- Shaun P. Treweek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-7241)
- Kamlesh K. Khunti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2343-7099)
- Adwoa Parker
- Bārbala Ostrovska
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Trials Methodology Research Network (IE)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trials
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08625-5
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre