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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Trials
  • Medical Research Methodology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Consecutive patient enrollment is crucial for the internal and external validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
  • Non-representative patient populations in trials, often due to selective recruitment (cherry-picking), undermine the generalizability of findings.
  • Treatment of eligible patients outside the trial setting can lead to biased participant selection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the problem of patient cherry-picking in clinical trials.
  • To explore factors contributing to cherry-picking, including investigator incentives.
  • To examine strategies for identifying and mitigating cherry-picking to enhance trial validity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of factors contributing to selective patient recruitment in clinical trials.
  • Critical examination of strategies to identify and mitigate patient cherry-picking.
  • Proposal of a quantitative method to assess cherry-picking in acute stroke trials, differentiating it from underrecruitment.

Main Results:

  • Selective recruitment (cherry-picking) poses a significant threat to the validity and generalizability of randomized controlled trials.
  • Investigator incentives (e.g., the 'What's In It For Us' problem) can contribute to cherry-picking.
  • Quantifying cherry-picking is essential for developing effective mitigation strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing patient cherry-picking is vital for strengthening the internal and external validity of randomized controlled trials.
  • Developing and implementing methods to quantify cherry-picking will facilitate meaningful progress in resolving this issue.
  • Improved recruitment strategies will enhance the reliability and applicability of clinical trial outcomes.