Table 3. Language requirements in clinical trials by therapeutic area.
| Therapeutic area | Total | Number (percent, 95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requires English | Accommodates translation | Accommodates Spanish* | Does not mention any language requirement | ||
| Depression | 67 | 35 (52.24, 40.28–64.20) | 5 (7.46, 1.17–13.76) | 0 (NA) | 27 (40.30, 28.55–52.04) |
| Diabetes | 85 | 25 (29.41, 19.73–39.10) | 13 (15.29, 7.64–22.95) | 8 (9.41, 3.20–15.62) | 47 (55.29, 44.72–65.86) |
| Breast cancer | 70 | 13 (18.57, 9.46–27.68) | 15 (21.43, 11.82–31.04) | 5 (7.14, 1.11–13.18) | 42 (60.00, 48.52–71.48) |
| Prostate cancer | 55 | 4 (7.27, 0.41–14.14) | 8 (14.55, 5.23–23.86) | 0 (NA) | 43 (78.18, 67.27–89.10) |
*Number of trials specifying Spanish is a subset of the trials accommodating translation.
NA, not applicable.