Barriers to inclusivity in prostate cancer and exercise research
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring Perspectives of Prostate Cancer Patients from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions on Exercise and Clinical Trials.
IRAS ID
345005
Contact name
Jack Carr
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Coventry University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
P178645, Coventry University Ethics Committee approval
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Exercise has demonstrated benefits in urological cancer patients. However, clinical trials have not been fully representative of the population the NHS serves with little or no ethnic minority participation reported in these studies. This needs to be addressed to ensure that exercise research fully reflects and addresses the whole populations needs.
Our project aims to increase the understanding of the needs, barriers to participation and previous experiences of patients from ethnic minority groups with prostate cancer exercising and their thoughts about participating in exercise clinical trials. This knowledge is important to inform strategies that improve representation and inclusivity. This research will enable us devise improved exercise trials and to inform and make recommendations about strategies to increase the diversity and representation of patients taking part in exercise clinical trials.
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement has been part of this project from the outset. Following ethical approval, we will ask individuals from different minority ethnic groups, with a previous diagnosis of prostate cancer, to complete a questionnaire and take part in a single focus group activity with 5-10 others. We aim to recruit a total of 20-30 patients. Within the focus group, we will ask patients to provide a summary of their experience and if they felt that there were any barriers. All focus groups will be transcribed by a professional organisation and analysed before being published in an academic journal.
The project is a partnership between Coventry University and clinicians from University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW), Coventry. Patients who participate will receive reimbursement for their time in the form of a £20 voucher. It is expected that this project will enable researchers to have a clearer understanding of why patients participate in clinical trials and use this information to increase participation in future research.REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/PR/1221
Date of REC Opinion
16 Oct 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion