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SENSITISE - Inclusive Clinical Trials

Ensuring relevant representation of all individuals in clinical trials through training on inclusivity.

SENSITISE - Inclusive Clinical Trials

Ensuring relevant representation of all individuals in clinical trials through training on inclusivity.

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Despite global calls for greater participation of traditionally under-represented groups in clinical trials, significant disparities persist. These under-served populations, which include the elderly, ethnic minorities, the socioeconomically disadvantaged, pregnant and lactating women, the LGBTQ+ community, rural dwellers, and individuals with comorbidities such as disabilities or mental health conditions, continue to face barriers to participation. This under-representation results in clinical trial conclusions that cannot reliably inform treatment decisions for these groups, thereby perpetuating health inequalities and eroding trust in medical research.

Designing and conducting clinical trials is a complex task and all involved agree that investigators need adequate training to carry out their duties. Despite this, there is at present, no formal training dedicated to inclusivity in clinical trials available.

Erasmus+ Funding

Project title:	Inclusive Clinical Trials: Training and Education to Increase Involvement of Under-Served Groups
Acronym:	SENSITISE
Project number:	2023-1-IE02-KA220-HED-000159532
Disclaimer:	Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Higher Education Authority, Ireland (HEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Latest Updates

Methodology Monday September Roundup

For the month of September #MethodologyMonday will focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities. To open the discussion, a call to action from Anderson and colleagues for disability inclusion in health research, who share that despite their strengths, disabled people remain underserved by health research. Addressing this requires actions on various levels and across all areas of research.

Methodology Monday August Roundup

Looking for some summer reading? This #MethodologyMonday article includes a recent scoping review by Mishra et al on the use of equity, diversity and inclusion in clinical trials and more broadly clinical research. The review finds that while there exists a range of tools, frameworks and more that the larger adoption of such considerations is still scarce.

Newstalk's 'The Pat Kenny Show' Interview

Pat Kenny speaks with our lead PI Prof. Frances Shiely about SENSITISE making health research more inclusive, to include under-served groups like women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, older adults, and people with disabilities.

Read on goloudplayer.com

Methodology Monday July Roundup

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness of the need to include patients traditionally underrepresented in research. In this #MethodologyMonday, we zoom in on Chokkara et al. who looked at the recruitment of underrepresented populations in COVID-19 studies conducted in the US and found they excluded people with high-risk chronic conditions, and most trials excluded children, pregnant women, and lactating women.

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The SENSITISE Partners

SENSITISE - Inclusive Clinical Trials: Training and Education

Co-funded by the European Union through the EU ERASMUS + programme (2023-1-IE02-KA220-HED-000159532),

The work by SENSITISE project consortium is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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