Understanding participation of persons with disabilities in clinical trial research in India—a retrospective analysis of inclusive language of protocols
Over one-third of clinical trial protocols had ambiguous eligibility criteria and exclusionary language which may potentially exclude persons with disabilities. This highlights the need for promoting the use of supportive, transparent, and non-exclusionary trial protocol language.
Institutions
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
- National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis (IN)
- Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IN)
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Trials
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09590-x
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00