Advancing Equitable Participation in Pediatric Clinical Trials Through Cognitive Interviewing

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
² Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.
³ Child Health Equity Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Grace W Ryan et al. Pediatrics. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 1;155(1):e2024068666.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-068666.

¹ Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
² Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.
³ Child Health Equity Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose

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