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- Title
Under-representation of the elderly in osteoarthritis clinical trials.
- Authors
Peat, George; Birrell, Fraser; Cumming, Jo; Doherty, Michael; Simpson, Hamish; Conaghan, Philip G.
- Abstract
The authors emphasize the need to address the under-representation of the elderly in osteoarthritis (OA) clinical trials. Information is presented on the prevalence of OA in adults over the age of 45 years. They relate that under-representation of the elderly is also observed in clinical trials in cancer and acute coronary syndromes. They emphasize the need for attention to be directed at the array of other sources of exclusion and non-participation that are associated with older age.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RESEARCH funding; PATIENT selection
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2011, Vol 50, Issue 7, p1184
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/keq332