Ethical Problems in Clinical Trials [PDF]
Schaffner introduces four articles on clinical trials (by F. Gifford, J.B. Kadane, L. Kopelman, and D. Marquis) by providing an historical and methodological context within which to interpret them.
Schaffner, Kenneth F.
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Clinical Trials: Two Neglected Ethical Issues [PDF]
Ethical reasons are presented for requiring 1) that a proposal for a clinical trial should be accompanied by a thorough review of all previous trials that have examined the same and closely related questions, and 2) that a trial should be approved by a ...
Herxheimer, Andrew
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Clinical Trials Unit Newsletter - Issue 01 [PDF]
What\u27s inside this issue: AKU receives JCIA reaccreditation - Clinical Trials Unit rejoice Director’s Message Informative Snippets AKU Site Surpasses Target Sample Size in the D-LIVR Global Trial Clinical Trials Unit celebrates World Pharmacists Day ...
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American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism Provisional Definition of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis for Clinical Trials [PDF]
Remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an increasingly attainable goal, but there is no widely used definition of remission that is stringent but achievable and could be applied uniformly as an outcome measure in clinical trials.
Matucci-Cerinic, M. +156 more
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A cross-sectional survey on the early impact of COVID-19 on the uptake of decentralised trial methods in the conduct of clinical trials [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the conduct of clinical trials through delay, interruption or cancellation. Decentralised methods in clinical trials could help to continue trials during a pandemic. This paper presents the results
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Improving the external validity of clinical trials: the case of multiple chronic conditions [PDF]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services vision and strategic framework on multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) incorporates recommendations designed to facilitate research that will improve our knowledge about interventions and systems that will ...
Fortin Martin MD, MSc, CFPC +7 more
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Experience and Challenges from Clinical Trials with Malaria Vaccines in Africa. [PDF]
Malaria vaccines are considered amongst the most important modalities for potential elimination of malaria disease and transmission. Research and development in this field has been an area of intense effort by many groups over the last few decades ...
Mpina, Maxmillian +29 more
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Trials, Tricks and Transparency: How Disclosure Rules Affect Clinical Knowledge [PDF]
Scandals of selective reporting of clinical trial results by pharmaceutical firms have underlined the need for more transparency in clinical trials. We provide a theoretical framework which reproduces incentives for selective reporting and yields three ...
Nicolás Porteiro +2 more
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The Continuing Unethical Conduct of Underpowered Clinical Trials [PDF]
Despite long-standing critiques of the conduct of underpowered clinical trials, the practice not only remains widespread, but also has garnered increasing support. Patients and healthy volunteers continue to participate in research that may be of limited
Halpern, Scott D. +2 more
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Ethics review of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs): Results of a mock ethics review. [PDF]
Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) can be a valuable addition to the clinical trial landscape. However, the practice of DCTs is dependent on a regulatory system designed for conventional (site-based) trials.
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