“…Limited data found in existing literature suggest that key barriers to minority recruitment into clinical trials include lack of education and mistrust of research [3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11], researchers, and the medical system [4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16]. Among others are lack of health insurance [12,17,18,19], low income and indirect costs to participation [15,16,17,18,19,20], and age [21,22,23,24]. A comprehensive literature review by Ford et al [25] has shown that perceived harm of clinical trial participation and fear are among the most frequently reported barriers that minimize clinical trial participation.…”