Experience of clinical trials amongst ethnic communities
Categories: Personal diagnosis, Ethnic community
Participate in a research project exploring the experiences of UK ethnic communities in clinical trials. The project aims to improve accessibility and diversity in breast cancer research.
What’s the title of the study?
Exploring the experience of individuals from ethnic minorities who have participated in cancer clinical trials in the United Kingdom (UK)
What’s the project about?
This study aims to gain an understanding of the experience of individuals from ethnic communities who’ve taken part in a cancer clinical trial in the UK.
Cancer patients from ethnic communities are under-represented in cancer clinical trials. So, through questionnaires and interviews, the researchers hope to understand:
- People’s thoughts and opinions about clinical trials
- What was involved in cancer clinical trials
- Motivators and barriers to taking part in a clinical trial
Who’s organising it?
Name of project lead: Anisha Lad
Job title: PhD student
Organisation: University of Reading
Email address: ccts@reading.ac.uk
Who can take part?
You can take part if you:
- Have participated in a cancer clinical trial in the UK
- Are aged 18 or older
- Belong to an ethnic minority
- Speak English
- Are a UK Resident
Why do you want me to be involved?
By taking part in this study, you’ll help the researcher to understand the experience of individuals from different ethnic communities who have taken part in a cancer clinical trial in the UK.
Your thoughts, opinions and knowledge will help promote diversity in clinical trials and ensure breast cancer research benefits as many people as possible. And you’ll be helping to guide future studies on this topic.
What will you ask me to do?
You’ll be asked to complete an online consent form and questionnaire. Once your consent form and questionnaire are complete, you’ll then be asked to take part in a semi-structured discussion, which will be hosted on Microsoft Teams.
This interview is expected to last between 45 minutes to 1 hour. You’ll be asked questions about your experience of taking part in a cancer clinical trial in the UK.
The interview will include questions about what was involved, any barriers you had to overcome to take part in the trial and what made you want to take part in a cancer clinical trial.
How do I get involved?
If you’d like to take part, or want to find out more information, please email Anisha at ccts@reading.ac.uk
When’s the deadline?
28 February 2025
Get involved
Take part in the study to help researchers understand the barriers to getting involved in clinical trials, and help make research more inclusive.