Investigating racial and gender disparities in virtual randomized clinical trial enrollment: Insights from the BE ACTIVE study
Study context
- Population
- Eligible patients of a single health system invited to the BE ACTIVE virtual RCT
- Exposure
- Enrollment by gender and race/ethnicity in a virtual RCT
- Outcome
- Proportion of eligible patients randomised
Methodological detailssingle health system
- Single health system
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Valid email on file; clicking email link and beginning enrollment
- Non-White patients less likely than White patients to have a valid email on file and to click the study link and begin enrollment
Original publication
Investigating racial and gender disparities in virtual randomized clinical trial enrollment: Insights from the BE ACTIVE study. Am Heart J. Published 30 July 2024. doi:10. 1016/ j. ahj. 2024. 06. 003
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it