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Opening clinical trials to pregnant women

Research found just 4% of trials over the past decade allowed the inclusion of pregnant women.
Recruitment is expected to begin later this year, with plans for geographic expansion into the UK and the US.
The diversity of the general population is an important factor when determining the effectiveness of a new therapy. Although many trials are conducted on so-called experimental treatments, many ...
Non-inferiority trials are a valuable type of clinical trial to evaluate new treatments that might have differing benefits. Such trials are increasingly used, but have methodological challenges in ...
Verily will integrate data from Samsung’s Galaxy Watch, enabling research sponsors to run real-world studies with re-contactable participants.
Panelists discuss how recent clinical trials like ADmirable and DISCOVER intentionally enrolled patients with skin of color (Fitzpatrick types IV-VI), demonstrating similar efficacy and safety ...
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...
In clinical research, participants in trials may or may not be considered “vulnerable.” Historically, vulnerable research participants have included children, incarcerated individuals, patients with ...
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...
As Maryland advances the AHEAD model, physician leaders must translate payment reform into bedside practice and drive clinical redesign, argues this CMO.