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Clinical Trials Registration Efforts Gain Some Ground
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Hundreds of public and private clinical trials registries have been created in the last few decades, and the worth of such efforts has been discussed in meetings and in the pages of scientific journals. But clinical trials registration received newfound attention about a year ago when several pharmaceutical companies were accused of suppressing clinical trial data that raised questions about the safety of some popular antidepressants when used in children.
Registration is now viewed as the best way to prevent this from happening again. But with many different organizationsincluding medical journals, the U.S. Congress, and the World Health Organizationdeveloping their own plans for how and when registration should happen, it is not clear whether or exactly how the goal of greater transparency in the clinical trials system will be achieved.
The allegations of suppressed data make headlines, but the larger implications of a suppressed or unregistered trial are often reported
Early Registries
Pharmaceutical Support
Worldwide Standardization?
Clinical Trials Registration Web Sites
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