Racial bias in the ER: study reveals unequal pain prescriptions for sickle cell patients

NCT ID NCT06835335

First seen Nov 18, 2025 · Last updated May 23, 2026 · Updated 25 times

Summary

This study asked over 1,000 emergency doctors in Europe what they would prescribe for a patient with severe belly pain. The patient's race was changed in the story to see if it affected the doctor's choice of pain medicine. The goal was to understand if racial bias plays a role in how sickle cell disease pain is treated in the emergency room.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Nîmes

    Nîmes, Occitanie, 30900, France

  • Manchester University NHS FT

    Manchester, Manchester, M139WL, United Kingdom

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