Examining COVID’s impact on clinical research participant diversity

Examining COVID’s impact on clinical research participant diversity

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Pharmaforum
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The clinical research industry has long struggled with participant diversity. One study found that only 5% of Black or Asian United Kingdom residents had ever participated in a clinical trial. A study of FDA-approved vaccine trials from 2011-2020 showed that 78% of participants were white, even though only 60% of the U.S. population was.