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  • Clinical Trials
  • Real-World Evidence Research
  • Biostatistics

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  • Real-world evidence (RWE) trials offer enhanced generalizability compared to randomized controlled trials (RCTs), crucial for biological insights and targeted therapies.
  • Generalizability in RWE studies is optimized through random sampling or sample correction procedures, especially when using nonrandomly collected real-world data (RWD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the extent to which current RWE trial designs incorporate sampling strategies.
  • To investigate the consideration of random sampling or sample correction methods in RWE trial planning and execution.

Main Methods:

  • Text mining of publicly available metadata from RWE trial registrations on clinicaltrials.gov, EU-PAS, and OSF-RWE registry.
  • Analysis of trends in the reporting of sampling methods and correction procedures in RWE trials from 2002 to 2022.

Main Results:

  • The proportion of RWE trial registrations including sampling information rose from 65.27% (2002) to 97.43% (2022).
  • Trials employing random sampling increased from 14.79% to 28.30% during the same period.
  • The utilization of sample correction procedures for nonrandom samples in RWE trials remains low, increasing from 0.00% to 0.95%.

Conclusions:

  • While reporting on sampling in RWE trials has improved, the adoption of robust sampling techniques, including random sampling and correction methods, is not yet widespread.
  • The full potential of real-world data to enhance the generalizability of trial findings is not being fully leveraged due to current design limitations.