Barriers to Cancer Clinical Trial Participation Among Saudi Nationals: A Cross-Sectional Study

This study aims to determine the factors that act as barriers to Saudi cancer patients in participating in a clinical trial (CT). A total of 244 patients from two different tertiary level hospitals (King Khalid University Hospital and King Fahad Medical City Hospital) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, partic...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health 2017-04, Vol.56 (2), p.623-634
Main Authors: Almutairi, Khalid M., Alonazi, Wadi B., Alodhayani, Abdulaziz A., Vinluan, Jason M., Moussa, Mahaman, Al-Ajlan, Abdulrahman S., Alsaleh, Khalid, Alruwaimi, Duna, Alotaibi, Nader E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Cancer
Clinical Psychology
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials as Topic - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - psychology
Original Paper
Patients
Public Health
Religious Studies
Research Subjects - psychology
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:This study aims to determine the factors that act as barriers to Saudi cancer patients in participating in a clinical trial (CT). A total of 244 patients from two different tertiary level hospitals (King Khalid University Hospital and King Fahad Medical City Hospital) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants were interviewed by a trained researcher between September and November 2015. All respondents answered a three-part questionnaire which includes demographics, clinical information, and questions related to awareness of CTs, willingness to participate, and factors affecting participation in CTs. The mean age of the participants was 50.83, and 57 % of the participants were females. Most of the participants (63.5 %) were currently being treated for cancer, and 28 % were diagnosed with breast cancer followed by colorectal cancer. Health status or quality of life was self-reported as acceptable by 27.9 % of the participants, and 25 % of the participants at stage II of cancer. The factors that act as barriers to Saudi cancer patients in participating in a CT can be categorized into patientand physician-related factors. Patient factors include lack of awareness, misconception and fear in participating in CTs; physician-related factors comprise of lack of encouragement from physician to patients in participating in a CT. The study identified few major barriers to participation in CTs. Increased patient awareness and recruitment strategies are required to increase accrual of patients including training for physicians and disseminating easy-toread tools to the public.
ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-016-0306-8