Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi, presented a study at AAO 2023 which found that eligibility criteria prevents more Black individuals than White individuals from participating in clinical trials for diabetic macular edema.
Borkar shared about her team's findings during an interview with HCPLive.
“We know that increasing diversity in clinical trials remains a goal [in] ophthalmology, particularly in areas that evaluate chronic disease, such as diabetes and glaucoma,” Borkar said. “This study suggests that one of the ways that we may potentially increase diversity in clinical trials is by taking a closer look at our inclusion and exclusion criteria and the differential impacts they may have on certain populations and to do this step before a clinical trial even starts.”