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Tight budgets lead to fewer language-diverse participants in academic than industry trials

Individuals with limited English proficiency were less likely to participate in, and sign consent documents in their primary language for, clinical trials led by academia than those led by industry. This retrospective analysis shows that inadequate funding for translation is a barrier to equitable trial enrolment and appropriate informed consent in academic trials.

This is a summary of: Velez, M. A. et al. Consent document translation expense hinders inclusive clinical trial enrolment. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06382-0 (2023).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02274-5

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