REdI 2024 | D1S08: Boosting Diversity in Clinical Trials 🌍
Highlights FDA's efforts to improve diversity in drug trials and the importance of inclusive clinical studies for better healthcare outcomes.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
125 views • Sep 12, 2025

About this video
This presentation emphasized the importance of increasing diversity in clinical studies and outlined FDA's initiative to enhance diversity in drug development programs. The session provided an overview of Drug Trials Snapshots and explained how this tool supports transparency in clinical trial demographics. Key strategies for promoting diversity in clinical trials were discussed from the Drug Trials Snapshots perspective to improve representation in pharmaceutical research.
Timestamps
00:49 – Why it is important to Increase Diversity in Clinical Studies
01:31 – Statutory Requirements to Increase Diversity in Drug Development
04:44 – Drug Trials Snapshots (DTS)
17:18 – Summary
18:16 – Questions
Speakers:
Aden S. Asefa, MPH
Drug Trials Snapshot Lead
Office of Drug Evaluation Sciences (ODES)
Office of New Drugs (OND)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) | FDA
Learn more at: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/regulatory-education-industry-redi-annual-conference-2024-innovation-medical-product-development
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FDA CDER’s Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) educates and provides assistance in understanding the regulatory aspects of human drug products & clinical research.
Upcoming Training - https://www.fda.gov/cdersbia
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SBIA 2024 Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLey4Qe-Uxcxaf1HvpvnKO8-n8u9QW412g
SBIA LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cder-small-business-and-industry-assistance
SBIA Training Resources - https://www.fda.gov/cdersbialearn
Twitter - https://twitter.com/FDA_Drug_Info
Email - CDERSBIA@fda.hhs.gov
Phone - (301) 796-6707 I (866) 405-5367
Timestamps
00:49 – Why it is important to Increase Diversity in Clinical Studies
01:31 – Statutory Requirements to Increase Diversity in Drug Development
04:44 – Drug Trials Snapshots (DTS)
17:18 – Summary
18:16 – Questions
Speakers:
Aden S. Asefa, MPH
Drug Trials Snapshot Lead
Office of Drug Evaluation Sciences (ODES)
Office of New Drugs (OND)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) | FDA
Learn more at: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/regulatory-education-industry-redi-annual-conference-2024-innovation-medical-product-development
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FDA CDER’s Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) educates and provides assistance in understanding the regulatory aspects of human drug products & clinical research.
Upcoming Training - https://www.fda.gov/cdersbia
SBIA Listserv - https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFDA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USFDA_352
SBIA 2024 Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLey4Qe-Uxcxaf1HvpvnKO8-n8u9QW412g
SBIA LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cder-small-business-and-industry-assistance
SBIA Training Resources - https://www.fda.gov/cdersbialearn
Twitter - https://twitter.com/FDA_Drug_Info
Email - CDERSBIA@fda.hhs.gov
Phone - (301) 796-6707 I (866) 405-5367
Video Information
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125
Duration
29:56
Published
Sep 12, 2025
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