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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2006;295:377.

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Contrary to the widely held notion that minorities are less willing than other groups to participate in research trials, a new study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health has found that minorities participate at the same rate as non-Hispanic whites when they are made aware of studies and meet their medical requirements (Wendler D et al. December 6 online issue of PLoS Medicine. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/).

Through a comprehensive literature search, the investigators found 20 health research studies that reported consent rates by race or ethnicity, encompassing enrollment decisions of more than 70 000 individuals for a broad range of research.

While only small differences in the willingness to participate in health research were found among minorities (most of whom were blacks and Hispanics) compared with non-Hispanic whites, substantial differences were found concerning who was invited to participate. In particular, seven of 17 clinical and surgical . . . [Full Text of this Article]