Amanda Leiter|Michael A. Diefenbach|John Doucette|William Oh|Matthew D. Galsky
Clinical trial awareness: Changes over time and sociodemographic disparities
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
background aims lack clinical trial awareness known obstacle clinical trial enrollment sought define prevalence clinical trial awareness us population determine characteristics associated increased trial awareness explore potential disparities trial awareness methods utilized data health information national trends survey 2008 2012 logistic regression utilized assess predictors clinical trial awareness particularly sociodemographic variables informationseeking preferences trial awareness informationseeking preferences compared patient subgroups two time periods results clinical trial awareness increased 68 74 2008 2012 2012 dataset higher education level odds ratio 352 95 confidence interval 216574 higher yearly income category odds ratio 184 95 confidence interval 117289 internet use odds ratio 213 95 confidence interval 152300 significantly associated clinical trial awareness hispanic ethnicity odds ratio 041 95 confidence interval 025068 significantly associated decreased awareness clinical trial awareness increased africanamericanblacks 106 hispanics 107 2008 2012 internet use subgroups 142 181 respectively conclusion overall clinical trial awareness increased 2008 2012 although large subset population still lacks general awareness clinical trials racial ethnic disparities trial awareness exist although disparities may decreasing among black population findings may help target educational efforts inform approaches increasing trial awareness