Related Experiment Videos
Hepatitis C intervention research - Where are we now and where should we be heading?
Tahany Awad1, Kristian Thorlund1, Mahasen Mabrouk2
1Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group, Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Department 3344, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract:
In this paper we outline some of the major pending research questions that lie ahead in hepatitis C intervention research. We argue why these should be answered with randomised clinical trials and we stress how Egypt and other Arab countries can play an important role in this context. We delineate a number of design issues relevant to recent and future hepatitis C randomised clinical trials and provide insights on how and why randomised clinical trial designed in a pragmatic and evidence-based framework will efficiently answer pending research questions.