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Despite increased attention to recruitment, women continue to be underrepresented in cardiovascular clinical trials. To gain a better understanding of women’s willingness to participate in clinical trials, investigators conducted a randomized study involving patients seen at 1 of 13 internal medicine and cardiology clinics in Maryland. Four hundred women and 383 men were randomized to receive a one-page description of one of several hypothetical cardiovascular drug trials and were asked about their interest in enrolling. The trial scenarios varied by severity or probability of side effects, trial duration, source of study sponsorship, researcher financial interest, and monetary compensation to participants. Participants were also surveyed a…