Benefits and challenges of integrating nursing home residents into clinical trials
Clinical trials are constantly being designed and study participants enrolled to determine if medical treatments and therapies are safe and effective.
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Clinical trials are constantly being designed and study participants enrolled to determine if medical treatments and therapies are safe and effective.
<p>Clinical trials are constantly being designed and study participants enrolled to determine if medical treatments and therapies are safe and effective. Much has been written about the importance of including diverse populations in these trials.</p> <p>However, the nearly 1.4 million individuals who live in the 15,600 nursing homes across the U.S. have been largely left out of clinical trials, despite the prevalence of such common conditions as hypertension, depression, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease in this population.</p>
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