Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research
The lack of diverse and inclusive clinical research populations fuels health inequalities in the UK, and there is an urgent need to reverse this. This communication provides a practical framework for positive action to integrate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) processes into clinical research...
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| author | Robina Coker Marta Boffito Helen Jones Stephen Cole Amrinder Sayan Laura Mitchell Gayathri Perera Simon Lewis Keerti Gedela Christiana Dinah Richard Wong Stuart Blackburn Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray Suki Balendra Sunder Chita Rainer Golombek Essam Ramhamadany Regimantas Pestininkas Gregory Mickiewicz Sandra O'Sullivan Karuna Chellen Geraldine Landers Nilabhra Dutta Latha Aravindan Joanne Holloway Antoinette McNulty Lynis Lewis |
| author_facet | Robina Coker Marta Boffito Helen Jones Stephen Cole Amrinder Sayan Laura Mitchell Gayathri Perera Simon Lewis Keerti Gedela Christiana Dinah Richard Wong Stuart Blackburn Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray Suki Balendra Sunder Chita Rainer Golombek Essam Ramhamadany Regimantas Pestininkas Gregory Mickiewicz Sandra O'Sullivan Karuna Chellen Geraldine Landers Nilabhra Dutta Latha Aravindan Joanne Holloway Antoinette McNulty Lynis Lewis |
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| description | The lack of diverse and inclusive clinical research populations fuels health inequalities in the UK, and there is an urgent need to reverse this. This communication provides a practical framework for positive action to integrate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) processes into clinical research design, protocols and implementation and to establish accountable clinical research systems that are trustworthy to the public and accessible to diverse communities.This framework is a consensus-based guide developed by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group of the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s (NIHR’s) Clinical Research Network in North West London. This work involved analysing challenges to integrating EDI within the clinical research process, such as clinical trial protocols as directed by industry sponsors and National Health Service investigator teams. It aligns with the UK government’s clinical research strategy and NIHR’s INCLUDE project.It advises an interconnected approach to embedding EDI throughout the clinical research lifecycle. By following this framework, we aspire to guide clinical research towards a more equitable, inclusive and representative model that better serves the needs of all populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6e3ee9f6b1d42c8945d2b872e8e45d22025-08-20T03:06:17ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-03-0115310.1136/bmjopen-2024-091807Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research 0Robina CokerMarta BoffitoHelen Jones1Stephen ColeAmrinder SayanLaura MitchellGayathri PereraSimon LewisKeerti Gedela2Christiana DinahRichard Wong3Stuart BlackburnKeitumetse-Kabelo Murray4Suki Balendra5Sunder Chita6Rainer Golombek7Essam RamhamadanyRegimantas PestininkasGregory MickiewiczSandra O'SullivanKaruna ChellenGeraldine LandersNilabhra DuttaLatha AravindanJoanne HollowayAntoinette McNultyLynis LewisLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Thomas Drive2 Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UKChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, UKNIHR Clinical Research Network North West London, NIHR North London Regional Research Delivery Network, London, England, UKNIHR Applied Research Collaboration Northwest London, London, England, UKImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England, UKLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England, UKChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, England, UKThe lack of diverse and inclusive clinical research populations fuels health inequalities in the UK, and there is an urgent need to reverse this. This communication provides a practical framework for positive action to integrate equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) processes into clinical research design, protocols and implementation and to establish accountable clinical research systems that are trustworthy to the public and accessible to diverse communities.This framework is a consensus-based guide developed by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group of the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s (NIHR’s) Clinical Research Network in North West London. This work involved analysing challenges to integrating EDI within the clinical research process, such as clinical trial protocols as directed by industry sponsors and National Health Service investigator teams. It aligns with the UK government’s clinical research strategy and NIHR’s INCLUDE project.It advises an interconnected approach to embedding EDI throughout the clinical research lifecycle. By following this framework, we aspire to guide clinical research towards a more equitable, inclusive and representative model that better serves the needs of all populations.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e091807.full |
| spellingShingle | Robina Coker Marta Boffito Helen Jones Stephen Cole Amrinder Sayan Laura Mitchell Gayathri Perera Simon Lewis Keerti Gedela Christiana Dinah Richard Wong Stuart Blackburn Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray Suki Balendra Sunder Chita Rainer Golombek Essam Ramhamadany Regimantas Pestininkas Gregory Mickiewicz Sandra O'Sullivan Karuna Chellen Geraldine Landers Nilabhra Dutta Latha Aravindan Joanne Holloway Antoinette McNulty Lynis Lewis Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research BMJ Open |
| title | Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research |
| title_full | Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research |
| title_fullStr | Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research |
| title_short | Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research |
| title_sort | embedding equity diversity and inclusion processes within clinical trials and health and social care research |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e091807.full |
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