Exclusion of Older Adults from Ongoing Clinical Trials About Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Clinical Trials Wednesday, June 5th, 2013Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: April 16, 2013
Objective
To assess the extent of exclusion of older individuals from ongoing clinical trials regarding type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Design
Cohort study.
Setting
World Health Organization Clinical Trials Registry Platform.
Participants
Using the Participation of the Elderly in Clinical Trials methodology, data from ongoing clinical trials on type 2 diabetes mellitus were extracted from the platform on July 31, 2011.
Measurements
Proportion of trials excluding individuals using an arbitrary upper age limit or other exclusion criteria that might indirectly cause limited recruitment of older individuals. Exclusion criteria were classified as justified or poorly justified. Read more
