Journal article
Outcomes of patients who participate in randomized controlled trials compared to similar patients receiving similar interventions who do not participate
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Some people believe that patients who take part in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) face risks that they would not face if they opted for non-trial treatment. Others think that trial participation is beneficial and the best way to ensure access to the most up-to-date physicians and treatments. This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 1, 2005.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of patient …
Authors
Vist GE; Bryant D; Somerville L; Birminghem T; Oxman AD
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2010, No. 3,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.mr000009.pub4
ISSN
1361-6137