Building trust in communities that have been historically underrepresented in clinical studies is an important step to expanding diversity in clinical trials. Andrew Trister, MD PhD, our Chief Medical and Science Officer discussed strategies to make progress while at the recent Milken Institute Global Conference: “Clinical trials are more successful when participants feel like they’re centered in the process. One way to reflect this is in the language associated with clinical trial participation.” “Even the language that we use when we talk about clinical studies represents a change in the hierarchy and shifts how the trust relationship works — a person becomes a subject in a study as opposed to being a patient.” Read more in STAT: https://bit.ly/3ypaLWu #MIGlobal #ClinicalTrials #HealthEquity #PrecisionHealth
Just going to casually leave this here from one of my clinical research heroes, Prof K Ray Chaudhuri 😜 😍 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535223000721
Fierce, Dynamic and Experienced Sr. Global Clinical Project Manager and Advocate for Diversity in Clinical Trials, Community Outreach and Engagement, Patient Advocacy and Health Equity.
7moCommunity outreach, engagement and education are all key factors when it comes to increasing diversity in clinical trials. We also must listen to patients and their lived experiences to see what is working and what isn’t. Access to clinical trials is also another issue that much be addressed.