Analysis of Age, Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Participants in Clinical Trials Focused on Eating Disorders

Laura E Flores; Roshell Muir; Imani Weeks; Helen Burton Murray; Julie K Silver

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0051

Analysis of Age, Race, Ethnicity, and Sex of Participants in Clinical Trials Focused on Eating Disorders

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e220051. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0051.

Authors

Laura E Flores¹, Roshell Muir², Imani Weeks³, Helen Burton Murray³, Julie K Silver⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
² Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Center for Neurointestinal Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁴ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the sex, racial and ethnic background, and age of participants in clinical trials focused on eating disorders conducted in the United States.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Clinical Trials as Topic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data
Feeding and Eating Disorders / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data
Young Adult