Women Still Underrepresented in Medical Device Clinical Trials

A recent systematic review published in JAMA Internal Medicine underscored the ongoing underrepresentation of women in medical device clinical trials. In a review of 195 trials which were majority conducted between 2013 and 2022, study researchers uncovered that only about one-third of participants evaluating medical devices were women. Additionally, they found that the percentage of women included as participants in studies over the decades have not increased over time.