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ArticleEthics & human research2021

Physician Perspectives on Including Pregnant Women in Covid-19 Clinical Trials: Time for a Paradigm Change.

Marie-Julie Trahan, Annabelle Cumyn, Matthew P Cheng, Emily G McDonald, Stephen E Lapinsky, Nick Daneman, Haim A Abenhaim, Isabelle Malhamé

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8 authors.

Marie-Julie TrahanObstetrics and gynecology resident at McGill University.
Annabelle CumynProfessor of medicine and an obstetric medicine specialist in the Department of Medicine in the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke.
Matthew P ChengAssistant professor of medicine and an infectious diseases and medical microbiology specialist in the Department of Medicine at McGill University Health Centre and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.
Emily G McDonaldAssociate professor of medicine and an internist in the Department of Medicine at McGill University Health Centre and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.
Stephen E LapinskyProfessor of medicine and critical care specialist in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.
Nick DanemanClinician scientist and infectious disease specialist in the Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto.
Haim A AbenhaimAssociate professor and maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University and in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Lady David Research Institute at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.
Isabelle MalhaméAssistant professor of medicine and an obstetric medicine specialist in the Department of Medicine at McGill University Health Centre and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excluding pregnant people from Covid-19 clinical trials may lead to unintended harmful consequences. For this study, an online questionnaire was sent to physicians belonging to Canadian professional medical associations in order to evaluate their perspectives on the participation of pregnant women in Covid-19 clinical trials. The majority of respondents expressed support for including pregnant women in Covid-19 trials (119/165; 72%), especially those investigating therapies with a prior safety record in pregnancy (139/164; 85%). The main perceived barriers to inclusion identified were unwillingness of pregnant patients to participate and of treating teams to offer participation, the burden of regulatory approval, and a general "culture of exclusion" of pregnant women from trials. We describe why some physicians may be reluctant to include pregnant individuals in trials, and we identify barriers to the appropriate participation of pregnant people in clinical research.

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COVID-19PhysiciansCanadaFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnant PeopleSARS-CoV-2Covid-19 clinical trialshuman subjects researchinclusion of pregnant women in trialsmaternal-fetal ethicspregnant research participantsresearch with pregnant women

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PMID34699138
PMCPMC8652879

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