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. 2000;1(1):3-8.
doi: 10.1186/cvm-1-1-003.

Current Controlled Trials: an opportunity to help improve the quality of clinical research

Iain Chalmers  1
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Current Controlled Trials: an opportunity to help improve the quality of clinical research

Iain Chalmers. Curr Control Trials Cardiovasc Med. 2000.

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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