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Results of clinical trials are only as good as the data upon which they rest. This is especially true in terms of diversity -; if most people in a trial are from a certain race or socioeconomic group, then the results may not be broadly applicable.
In a recent Contemporary Clinical Trials commentary, University of Illinois Chicago researchers and colleagues explain how embedded pragmatic clinical trials, or ePCTs, which test the effectiveness of medical interventions in real-world settings, potentially leave out people who are from underrepresented and underserved groups.