BMJ  2004;329 (10 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7457.0-a

Too few trials report on the ethnicity of participants

People from different ethnic groups may respond differently to treatments, but trials often do not report the ethnic profile of participants. Sheikh and colleagues (p 87) studied a random sample of 200 trials from 2002 listed in Medline. Although reporting of ethnicity was poor, trials from the United States were five times more likely than European trials to report on the ethnicity of participants. The authors say that European governments should consider the American model for promoting inclusion of ethnic minority participants in research.

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