Many U.S. Blacks Eager to Take Part in Medical Research

Clinical Trials Friday, April 12th, 2013

Health Day: April 12, 2013

THURSDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are more likely than other racial/ethnic groups to be interested in participating in medical research, including when it involves providing blood or genetic samples, a new study finds.

Now the challenge is to better match that interest with greater inclusion in clinical trials, experts say.

Researchers talked to nearly 6,000 people in five cities: St. Louis, Mo.; Davis, Calif.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; New York City; and Rochester, N.Y. Interviews were held in places such as barbershops, parks, bus stops, churches, grocery stores, laundromats and health fairs. Read more

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