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The videos are now available on YouTube from the recent Evidence Live 2015 meeting in Oxford. Presentations available include: Iona Heath – Eminence or evidence-based medicine: why this question is … Continue Reading Videos now available from Evidence Live 2015
A study from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) published this week in the peer-review journal Current Medical Research and Opinion (CMRO) suggests that transparency amongst industry-sponsored clinical … Continue Reading New study suggests that transparency amongst industry-sponsored clinical trials is improving
The AllTrials campaign calls for all past and present clinical trials to be registered and their full methods and summary results reported. At the recent Evidence Live congress, Sir Iain … Continue Reading Presentation on the #AllTrials campaign (to register and report findings from all clinical trials)
Most people involved in the development of medical publications – and particularly those from industry – are familiar with the Good Publication Practice (GPP)-2 guidelines, which were published in 2009. … Continue Reading Revised guidelines relating to the development of medical publications to be published in the near future (GPP-3)
A new report, written by Nordic clinical trial experts, sets a high international standard for clinical trial transparency and sets out how to make it a reality. The report from … Continue Reading Nordic researchers want to lead the world in clinical trial transparency
The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued a public statement calling for the disclosure of results from clinical trials for medical products, whatever the result. The move aims to ensure … Continue Reading WHO announces new statement on public reporting of clinical trial results
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine in February 2015 (which is unfortunately behind a pay wall) indicated that clinical trials on treatments for cardiovascular diseases that were registered were … Continue Reading Trial registration may be associated with reduced publication bias
A study in PLoS One earlier this year found that a relatively high proportion of completed US-based clinical trials did not achieve timely transparency either through publication in peer-review journals … Continue Reading A significant proportion of clinical trials are not published in a timely fashion
A study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found that “despite ethical mandates, statutory obligations, and considerable societal pressure, most trials that were funded by the … Continue Reading Further improvements needed: reporting of results on ClinicalTrials.gov