Effects on patients of their healthcare practitioner's or institution's participation in clinical trials: a systematic review.

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BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews have shown uncertainty about the size or direction of any 'trial effect' for patients in trials compared to those treated outside trials. We are not aware of any systematic review of whether there is a 'trial effect' related to being treated by healthcare practitioners or institutions that take part in research. METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Methodology Register and MEDLINE (most recently in January 2009) for studies in which patients were allocated to treat...

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Authors: Clarke, M; Loudon, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Trials
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 16
• Publication date: 2011-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-16
• EISSN: 1745-6215
• ISSN: 1745-6215
• Language: English
• Keywords: Clinical Trials as Topic; Risk Assessment; Medical Staff, Hospital; Treatment Outcome; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Physician's Practice Patterns; Humans; Guideline Adherence; Evidence-Based Medicine; General Practitioners; Hospitals; Nurse Practitioners; Attitude of Health Personnel; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice