FY 2021 Data on Age at Enrollment in Clinical Research Now Available by RCDC Category

We are pleased to announce that for the first time, data are now available on the age of participants in NIH-supported clinical research. The newly available information on age adds to already reported data on participant sex or gender, race, and ethnicity. The NIH Inclusion Across the Lifespan (IAL) policy, implemented in response to the 21st Century Cures Act, requires individuals of all ages (including children and older adults) be included in our supported clinical research absent compelling scientific or ethical reasons. Recipients whose projects fall under the policy have been submitting anonymized individual-level data on the sex or gender, race, ethnicity, and age of their participants when they enroll as part of their progress reports (see these posts here for more). The Research Inclusion Statistics Report now has a table with fiscal year (FY) 2021 data on participant age at enrollment, broken down by NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Classification (RCDC) category. The data are limited to FY 2021 because the first set of funded projects that fell under the IAL policy were submitted on or after January 25, 2019. This snapshot of data, however, provides us a glimpse into the distribution of participant ages across our supported clinical research activities, and serve as a baseline for future analyses (as noted on page 28 of the current NIH-wide Strategic Plan). Let’s take a look at the general distribution of participant age across FY2021 NIH supported clinical ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: Tags: blog Open Mike Inclusion inclusion across the lifespan RCDC Source Type: funding