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Language as an Eligibility Criterion in Pediatric Study Protocols Conducted in Europe (2007–2024) Reported in the ClinicalTrials.gov Database

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Publication: Pharaceutical Medicine

Date Published: June 22, 2026

Description: Language as an Eligibility Criterion in Pediatric Study Protocols Conducted in Europe (2007–2024) Reported in the ClinicalTrials.gov Database,” published in Pharmaceutical Medicine and led by Begonya Nafria with co-author Barbara Bierer, examined pediatric clinical trial protocols conducted in the EU and found that language-based eligibility requirements, only a minority of which offered any scientific justification, limited cross-border access to trials for pediatric patients.