Awareness and willingness to participate in clinical trials in Togo.

Q2 Medicine

Perspectives in Clinical Research Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-02-15 DOI:10.4103/picr.PICR_240_20

A Amadou, S Dziri, W Foma, A Gbadamassi

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Abstract

Context: Clinical Trials (CTs) are the key when it comes to informing clinical decision-making processes. There is a very low number of CTs conducted in Togo, and there is no study that assessed the willingness of Togolese to participate in CTs.

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess public awareness and willingness to participate in CTs in Togo.

Subjects and methods: We designed a cross-sectional study, using an online survey with Google Form in the general population, carried out from December 2019 to March 2020.

Statistical analysis used: An Excel sheet was generated from the Google Form, and we performed a descriptive analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 21. All variables were presented as frequencies and percentages.

Results: This study involved 210 participants. The findings of this study are showing that Togolese are reasonably aware about CTs, and they have a positive intention to participate, but they are ignorant of national CTs regulations. Although unawareness and unwillingness may be universally common, one challenge in Togo is the lack of communication.

Conclusions: The findings of this study are encouraging. The National Bioethics Committee for Health needs to be better communicative, and providing training in clinical research is essential.

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了解并愿意参与多哥的临床试验。

背景:临床试验(ct)是告知临床决策过程的关键。在多哥进行的ct数量非常少，也没有研究评估多哥人参与ct的意愿。目的:本研究的目的是评估多哥公众参与ct的意识和意愿。对象和方法:我们设计了一项横断面研究，在普通人群中使用谷歌表单进行在线调查，从2019年12月到2020年3月进行。使用的统计分析:从Google Form生成一个Excel表格，我们使用IBM SPSS Statistics 21进行描述性分析。所有变量均以频率和百分比表示。结果:本研究涉及210名参与者。本研究的结果显示多哥人对ct有一定的了解，他们有积极的参与意愿，但他们对国家ct法规一无所知。虽然不知情和不愿意可能是普遍存在的，但多哥的一个挑战是缺乏沟通。结论:本研究结果令人鼓舞。国家卫生生物伦理委员会需要更好地沟通，提供临床研究方面的培训是必不可少的。

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Perspectives in Clinical Research Medicine-Medicine (all)

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2.90

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36 weeks

期刊介绍： This peer review quarterly journal is positioned to build a learning clinical research community in India. This scientific journal will have a broad coverage of topics across clinical research disciplines including clinical research methodology, research ethics, clinical data management, training, data management, biostatistics, regulatory and will include original articles, reviews, news and views, perspectives, and other interesting sections. PICR will offer all clinical research stakeholders in India – academicians, ethics committees, regulators, and industry professionals -a forum for exchange of ideas, information and opinions.