How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are Changing Clinical Research

Abstract

Clinical research must be translated into changes in clinical practice. One of the difficulties faced by physicians is how to apply results of randomized clinical trials to patients with different profiles from those enrolled in the studies. So, one common question is: Is it appropriate to use clinical trial results in my patient? It is not easy to make clinical decisions based on results from clinical research that does not consider racial identity, ethnicity, age, or gender of patients. One important initiative in science is to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in clinical research in order to produce more reliable data. 1