Improving inclusivity in UK clinical trials through good practice in the collection and use of ethnicity data: recommendations from the INCLUDED study.

Sohanpal R, Newton S, Akudo P, Colligan G, Crosse A, Durham C, Green H, Hopewell S, Jackson T, Jayacodi S, Khan I, Kwaku-Odoi C, Lam E, Lancaster GA, Lawton SA, Makita M, Mistry K, Mohammed A, Ratton BL, Smith J, Sunga R, Thomson A, Treweek S, Williams C, Mistry M, Eldridge S

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114429
Published: 2026 Jul 14
Container: BMJ evidence-based medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114429,
  title = {Improving inclusivity in UK clinical trials through good practice in the collection and use of ethnicity data: recommendations from the INCLUDED study.},
  author = {Sohanpal R and Newton S and Akudo P and Colligan G and Crosse A and Durham C and Green H and Hopewell S and Jackson T and Jayacodi S and Khan I and Kwaku-Odoi C and Lam E and Lancaster GA and Lawton SA and Makita M and Mistry K and Mohammed A and Ratton BL and Smith J and Sunga R and Thomson A and Treweek S and Williams C and Mistry M and Eldridge S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ evidence-based medicine},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114429},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114429}
}

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AU  - Durham C
AU  - Green H
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AU  - Jackson T
AU  - Jayacodi S
AU  - Khan I
AU  - Kwaku-Odoi C
AU  - Lam E
AU  - Lancaster GA
AU  - Lawton SA
AU  - Makita M
AU  - Mistry K
AU  - Mohammed A
AU  - Ratton BL
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AU  - Sunga R
AU  - Thomson A
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AU  - Williams C
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AU  - Eldridge S
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R, S., S, N., P, A., G, C., A, C., C, D., H, G., S, H., T, J., S, J., I, K., C, K., E, L., GA, L., SA, L., M, M., K, M., A, M., BL, R., J, S., R, S., A, T., S, T., C, W., M, M., & S, E. (2026). Improving inclusivity in UK clinical trials through good practice in the collection and use of ethnicity data: recommendations from the INCLUDED study.. BMJ evidence-based medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114429

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