Attitudes on participation in clinical drug trials: A nationally representative survey of older adults with multimorbidity.

Janice B Schwartz Ruey-Ying Liu W John Boscardin Qi Liu S W Johnny Lau Sadhna Khatri Derjung Mimi Tarn

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)

Major concerns of older patients with multimorbidity about participation in drug trials are potential side effects, taking too many medicines, and video visits. Physicians have the greatest influence on decisions and in-person visits are preferred. Proposed changes in trial design to increase enrollment of under-represented older adults may not align with patient-reported preferences.

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