Tag: Clinical Trials
More Patients Enrolled in Cancer Trials Under ACA
Insurer approval rates rose from ~85 percent before Affordable Care Act to ~95 percent after
PSA Testing Frequency High in Control Arm of Screening Trial
Over 15 years of follow-up, considerable proportion of men undergo prostate-specific antigen testing
Strategies Compared for Cancer Medication Submission Lags
Shorter submission lag for global trial, early-initiation bridging strategy vs late-initiation strategy
Positive Clinical Effects Seen for Placebos Without Deception
Findings based on five studies involving patients with IBS, depression, allergic rhinitis, back pain, ADHD
ASCO: SWOG Trials Have Had Considerable Impact on Cancer
Estimated 3.34 million life-years gained through 2015 from 23 positive SWOG treatment trials
Open-Label Placebos Seem to Have Positive Clinical Effect
Review including data from five trials shows positive effect of non-deceptive placebos
Conventional Trials Can’t Detect Heterogeneity in BP Tx Effects
Clinically important heterogeneity in intensive BP tx effect can be ID'd in sequential randomization trials
Many Spinal Manipulation Trials Don’t Report Adverse Events
Significant increase in reporting of adverse events post-CONSORT statement of 2010
Cancer Patients Have Unrealistic Hopes Entering Clinical Trials
Study finding is a red flag, researcher says
Minority of Surgical Studies Include Men, Women Equally
About one-third of articles analyze data by sex; fewer include discussion of sex-based results
