75. The NP’s Role as Clinical Trial Participation Champion

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have an important role to play in informing their patients about the availability and benefits of clinical trial participation. The outcomes of clinical trials have led to increased knowledge, improved health status and new treatments. In this podcast episode, Drs. Leslie Davis and Paula Tucker discuss details of the research process, provide helpful examples and share resources so you can leverage your role as a clinical trial participation champion for your patients.  

 

Podcast Resources:

• National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • Inclusion Outreach Toolkit: How to Engage, Recruit and Retain Women in Clinical Research — https://orwh.od.nih.gov/toolkit/recruitment/history.
  • Review of the Literature: Primary Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in Clinical Research —https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/orwh_outreach_toolkit_litreview.pdf.
  • Clinical Trials Database — https://clinicaltrials.gov.
• S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • The Belmont Report — https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/belmont-report/index.html.
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health: Policy of Inclusion of Women in Clinical Trials — https://www.womenshealth.gov/30-achievements/04.
• Cell Press: Advancing the Inclusion of Underrepresented Women in Clinical Research — https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/pdf/S2666-3791(22)00059-3.pdf.
• S. Food and Drug Administration patient brochure: Research Needs You — https://www.fda.gov/media/147001/download.