A new research center hopes to engage Chicago's Black and Brown communities in clinical trials.
A new research center hopes to engage Chicago 's Black and Brown communities in clinical trials.While FDA data from 2020 showed that 75 percent of trial participants were white, with only 11 percent Hispanic and 8 percent Black, LaToya Hinton Howery is determined to shift this trend. Having established a clinical research center in Texas previously, she opened Next Innovative Clinical Research in Bronzeville last year, specifically targeting minority communities for involvement.
Clinical trials offer hope for finding effective treatments tailored to diverse populations impacted by the illness.Dr. Teriya Richmond, the principal investigator overseeing the project, highlighted the importance of inclusive trials, particularly as new medical treatments enter the market. She emphasized the necessity of understanding how different genetic backgrounds may influence treatment outcomes, stressing that trials must reflect the diversity of the population they aim to serve.
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