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Patient Registries: A New Gold Standard For Real World Research
March 4, 2008
•Article: Patient Registries: A New Gold Standard For Real World Research
Written and compiled by Jeffrey P. Trotter, MM Senior Vice President, Ovation Research Group, a division of ICON Clinical Research
Physicians in community-based practice rarely have the time, nor the inclination, to participate in formal, randomized controlled clinical research. While few would question the importance of statistically valid clinical trials focused on establishing the safety and efficacy of new pharmaceuticals and medical devices, most busy practitioners recognize that formal clinical research can't be approached casually.
Beyond the operational infrastructure typically required to execute medical research, the imposition of fundamentally experimental research is such that it is not easily accommodated in day-to-day medical practice. Indeed, the often artificial nature of controlled clinical research is, in many ways, incompatible with actual practice conditions. However, the characteristics and, more importantly, the outcomes of real world medical practice are becoming of increasing scientific and practical importance.
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