{"id":2778217,"date":"2021-04-21T16:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T20:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=2778217"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:23:28","slug":"diversity-in-clinical-trials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/diversity-in-clinical-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity in clinical trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_e4a55556353b1e235bc7d0e596db4ce5\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-36-e1681997874825.png?w=1920\" alt=\"health care provider talking with older man and woman\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Diversity in clinical trials<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We&#8217;re committed to helping people from all backgrounds address their health needs and ensuring that our research reflects the people we serve.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\" secondary btn\" href=\"https:\/\/merckclinicaltrials.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find a trial<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_09a1b0543390b17559b42d116cdc48c4\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mt-2  aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">Why is diversity in clinical trials so important?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>Different people may have different reactions to the same medicine based on their age, gender, weight, race, ethnicity and other factors. Clinical trials rely on volunteers to participate, and they can help show if the medicines and vaccines are safe and work well for people from all different communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-cta-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n                            class=\"btn mco-title-block-cta-btn\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/04\/ClinicalTrialsInfographic_2023FINAL.pdf\"\n                            title=\"Diversity in clinical trials infographic\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                                                    >Diversity in clinical trials infographic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Participants in our clinical trials in 2023, at a glance:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group art-stat-group mt-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_c27089ee16f570041c0eb412420aa879\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/02954_Merck_Icon_Teal_PMS_Teamwork.svg?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Participants in our clinical trials<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">100K+<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">More than 100,000 participants enrolled in our clinical trials worldwide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"art-stat-block-block_3f602e184db57fba513932f13928fd79\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/03240_MERCK_ICON_TEAL_RGB_Earth.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Global impact<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">50+<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">We&#039;re conducting clinical trials in more than 50 countries around the world. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_92e31f5ab55834c4f94e554c4c0591fc\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mb-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">What we\u2019re doing to increase diversity and inclusion in clinical trials<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>It&#8217;s critical that we enroll a broad and diverse community of people in our clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>Our recruitment process continues to evolve so that our clinical trials achieve the appropriate participant representation to help us safely bring new medicines to all people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">To&nbsp;ensure diversity in our clinical trials, we&#8217;re:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group art-stat-group mt-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_a6eaa8a1cf9d116c7807e6b6252938da\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/03240_MERCK_ICON_DARK_BLUE_RGB_Contents.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\"> Creating programs and policies that allow equal access to our trials\u00a0<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\"> <\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">\u00a0\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"art-stat-block-block_a2397031d77e3c8623c18c403bbb8754\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/02954_Merck_Icon_Navy_RGB_Handshake.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\"> Working with community-based organizations and patient advocacy groups<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\"> <\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"art-stat-block-block_86e916ddf7e1290219a38aab2f5ac0c5\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/03240_MERCK_ICON_DARK_BLUE_RGB_Donate.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Removing barriers to participation\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\"> <\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Get more information about clinical trials <\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_d15674ef433e78e3f48ace84246358c3\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 left\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-image-section \">\n\t\t\t\t                <picture aria-label=\"Lab-Equipment\">\n                                                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/02\/Lab-Equipment-SSF-Measuring-pipette-346-1-HI-1.jpg?resize=696,425\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/02\/Lab-Equipment-SSF-Measuring-pipette-346-1-HI-1.jpg?resize=384,468\" 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We are grateful to the thousands of volunteers who participate in our clinical trials \u2014 making this all possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"btn\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/clinical-trials\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more about clinical trials\"\n                                              target=\"\">Learn more about clinical trials<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                        <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/05\/FomTrialtoTreatmentClinicalTrialInfographic2023.pdf\"\n                       title=\"View our clinical trials infographic\"\n                                              target=\"\">View our clinical trials infographic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t  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  \/>\n                                                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-section\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title\">\n                    Find a trial                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>Our clinical studies are conducted in many different countries and populations, including people of varying age, race, ethnicity, gender and accounting for other potential disease related factors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"btn secondary read_more\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/www.merckclinicaltrials.com\/\"\n                       title=\"Find a clinical trial\"\n                                              target=\"\">Find a clinical trial<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal popup\" style=\"display: none;\" role=\"dialog\" >\n    <div class=\"popup-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-content popup-content\">\n            <button class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-close popup-close\" >&times;<\/button>\n            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-video\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Hear from those who have been involved in clinical trials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"testimonial-container mccberg-block mt-2\">\n\n<div class=\"testimonial-slider\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-slider-item\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"column-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column media mccberg-play-container left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/09\/image001.png?resize=321,196\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/09\/image001.png?resize=656,296\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/09\/image001.png?resize=672,588\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/09\/image001.png?resize=672,588\" aria-label=\"Adrelia Allen headhsot\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column \">\n\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"curly-quotes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Diversity in our trials is not just an initiative \u2013 it\u2019s our way of working. 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