TY - JOUR
T1 - Key recommendations from the 2021 “inclusion of older adults in clinical research” workshop
AU - Petrovsky, Darina V.
AU - Ðoàn, Lan N.
AU - Loizos, Maria
AU - O’Conor, Rachel
AU - Prochaska, Micah
AU - Tsang, Mazie
AU - Hopman-Droste, Rachel
AU - Klinedinst, Tara C.
AU - Mathur, Aarti
AU - Bandeen-Roche, Karen
AU - van der Willik, Odette
AU - Kritchevsky, Stephen B.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank all the Workshop participants for their time and thoughtful discussion on ways to improve inclusion of older adults in clinical research. Funding is provided by the NIMHD U54MD000538, NIA 5P30AG059302 (L.Ð.); NIA K01AG070107, P30AG059988 (R.O.); NCATS UL1TR003098 (K.B-R); NIA K23AG053429 (A.M.); DHHS/ACL 12877426 (T.C.K.); NHLBI K23HL140132, NIA R25AG060910 (M.P.); NIA K23AG073618 (D.P.); NIA U24AG058556 (S.K.) The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the funders.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Association for Clinical and Translational Science
PY - 2022/1/7
Y1 - 2022/1/7
N2 - Older adults are often underrepresented in clinical research, even though older adults are major consumers of novel therapies. We present major themes and recommendations from the 2021 "Inclusion of Older Adults in Clinical Research" Workshop, convened by the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Inclusion of Older Adults as a Model for Special Populations Workgroup and the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN). The goal of this workshop was to develop strategies to assist the research community in increasing the inclusion of older adults in clinical research. Major identified barriers include historical lack of federal guidelines, ageist biases and stereotypes, and lack of recruitment and retention techniques or infrastructure focused on older adults. Three key recommendations emerged: 1) engaging with the policymaking process to further promote inclusion; 2) using the CTSA Workgroup Presentation Materials Library and other resources to overcome ageism, and 3) building institutional capacity to support age inclusion.
AB - Older adults are often underrepresented in clinical research, even though older adults are major consumers of novel therapies. We present major themes and recommendations from the 2021 "Inclusion of Older Adults in Clinical Research" Workshop, convened by the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Inclusion of Older Adults as a Model for Special Populations Workgroup and the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN). The goal of this workshop was to develop strategies to assist the research community in increasing the inclusion of older adults in clinical research. Major identified barriers include historical lack of federal guidelines, ageist biases and stereotypes, and lack of recruitment and retention techniques or infrastructure focused on older adults. Three key recommendations emerged: 1) engaging with the policymaking process to further promote inclusion; 2) using the CTSA Workgroup Presentation Materials Library and other resources to overcome ageism, and 3) building institutional capacity to support age inclusion.
KW - Clinical trials
KW - inclusion
KW - older adults
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U2 - 10.1017/cts.2022.1
DO - 10.1017/cts.2022.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 35754432
AN - SCOPUS:85122852179
SN - 2059-8661
VL - 6
JO - Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
JF - Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
IS - 1
M1 - e55
ER -