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The Barriers and Enablers to Participation in Oncology Clinical Trials for Ethnically Diverse Communities: A Qualitative Systematic Review Using Metaethnography.
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- Characterizing the Objective Time Spent on Health Care Activities in Clinic and at Home for Patients With Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Faith, Culture, and Cancer: A Qualitative Study Exploring Muslim Women's Perspectives on Clinical Trials in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- "This is my voice; this is my story": a thematic analysis of needs and challenges expressed in songs by adult cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Access to innovation in oncology from patients' perspectives: a qualitative systematic review.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundRacial and ethnic inequities exist in cancer clinical trial participation. Low recruitment across ethnically diverse communities contributes to health inequalities further disproportionately affecting these groups. Understanding barriers and enablers to clinical trial participation for ethnic minorities is key to developing strategies to address this problem.
objectiveTo explore, evaluate, and synthesize qualitative research surrounding patients' lived experiences and perceptions of participating in cancer clinical trials from ethnically diverse groups.
methodsNoblit and Hare's 7-stage metaethnography was used. Seven databases were searched. Inclusion criteria were as follows: qualitative studies published in English from January 1, 2012, to January 31, 2022; patients from any ethnic minority 18 years and older with a cancer diagnosis; and cancer patients' carers and healthcare professionals (HCPs)/healthcare leaders involved in the delivery of cancer clinical trials.
resultsThe majority of included articles were conducted in the United States. Interpretive qualitative synthesis resulted in 7 categories including patient perceptions and beliefs and HCP perception of trial burden and social determinants of health. Four lines of argument were established.
conclusionsThe findings capture the experience and perceptions of ethnic minority patients, their carers, HCPs, and healthcare leaders in this area of research. Incongruities exist between patient-reported barriers and those perceived by HCPs. Published empirical research outside the United States is limited. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: When developing strategies to increase clinical trial participation, research literacy, cultural safety, and unconscious biases within healthcare need to be addressed. Further research to examine intersectionality and the role of faith in decision-making among ethnic groups is warranted.
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