评估纤维肌痛临床试验中的少数民族代表性:一项对招募人口统计学的系统评价。

Assessing Ethnic Minority Representation in Fibromyalgia Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review of Recruitment Demographics.

机构信息

Medical School, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.

出版信息

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Dec 15;20(24):7185. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20247185.

Abstract

The under-representation of non-White participants in Western countries in clinical research has received increased attention, due to recognized physiological differences between ethnic groups, which may affect the efficacy and optimal dosage of some treatments. This review assessed ethnic diversity in pharmaceutical trials for fibromyalgia, a poorly understood chronic pain disorder. We also investigated longitudinal change to non-White participant proportions in trials and non-White participants' likelihood to discontinue with fibromyalgia research between trial stages (retention). First, we identified relevant trials conducted in the United States and Canada between 2000 and 2022, by searching PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library databases. In trials conducted both across the United States and Canada, and exclusively within the United States, approximately 90% of participants were White. A longitudinal analysis also found no change in the proportion of non-White participants in trials conducted across the United States and Canada between 2000 and 2022. Finally, we found no significant differences in trial retention between White and non-White participants. This review highlights the low numbers of ethnic minorities in fibromyalgia trials conducted in the United States and Canada, with no change to these proportions over the past 22 years. Furthermore, non-White participants were not more likely to discontinue with the fibromyalgia research once they were recruited.

摘要

在西方国家,由于不同种族之间存在被认识到的生理差异,这可能会影响某些治疗方法的疗效和最佳剂量,因此在临床研究中,非白种人参与者的代表性不足问题受到了越来越多的关注。本综述评估了纤维肌痛药物试验中的种族多样性,纤维肌痛是一种病因不明的慢性疼痛疾病。我们还调查了试验中非白种人参与者比例的纵向变化,以及非白种人参与者在试验阶段(保留)之间停止纤维肌痛研究的可能性。首先,我们通过搜索 PubMed、Web of Science、Scopus 和 Cochrane Library 数据库,确定了 2000 年至 2022 年期间在美国和加拿大进行的相关试验。在美国和加拿大进行的试验中,约有 90%的参与者为白人。纵向分析还发现,在 2000 年至 2022 年期间,在美国和加拿大进行的试验中,非白种人参与者的比例没有变化。最后,我们发现白种人和非白种人参与者在试验保留方面没有显著差异。本综述强调了在美国和加拿大进行的纤维肌痛试验中少数民族人数较少,在过去的 22 年中,这些比例没有变化。此外,一旦被招募,非白种人参与者不太可能停止纤维肌痛研究。

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