Health equity considerations in pragmatic trials in Alzheimer's and dementia disease: Results from a methodological review.

Stuart G NichollsAhmed A Al-JaishiHarrison NiznickKelly CarrollMohamad Tarek MadaniKatherine D PeakLeen MadaniPascale NevinsLionel AdissoFan LiCharles WeijerSusan L MitchellVivian WelchAna R QuiñonesMonica Taljaard

Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2023)

Few pragmatic trials are explicitly designed to inform equity-relevant objectives.Few pragmatic trials take steps to increase enrollment from equity-relevant groups.Disaggregated results across equity-relevant groups are seldom reported.Adherence to existing tools (e.g., IMPACT Best Practices, CONSORT-Equity) is key.

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