Current Controlled Trials: an opportunity to help improve the quality of clinical research |
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Authors: | Iain Chalmers |
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Institution: | (1) UK Cochrane Centre, NHS Research and Development Programme, Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | Some problems with the quality of controlled clinical trials can be addressed by following these procedures: registering all trials at inception; using systematic reviews to inform the design of new studies; posting and obtaining feedback on preprints; reporting all well conducted trials, regardless of their results; reducing biased and inefficient assessment of reports submitted for publication; publishing sufficiently detailed reports; linking trial reports to relevant external information; providing readier access to reports; and reviewing and amending reports after initial publication. The launch of a new range of electronic journals by Current Controlled Trials offers an opportunity to contribute to progress in these ways. |
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