Journal article
Attitudes to outcomes measured in clinical trials of cardiovascular prevention
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Selecting outcome measures in cardiovascular prevention trials should be informed by their importance to selected populations. Major vascular event outcomes are usually prioritized in these trials with considerably less attention paid to cognitive and functional outcomes.
AIM: To examine views on importance of outcome measures used in clinical trials.
Authors
Canavan M; Smyth A; Robinson SM; Gibson I; Costello C; O’Keeffe ST; Walsh T; Mulkerrin EC; O’Donnell MJ
Journal
QJM, Vol. 109, No. 6, pp. 391–397
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
6 2016
DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcv132
ISSN
1460-2725