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[The Cochrane Collaboration: the need for international collaboration]
M C Haugh1, J P Boissel, J P Pignon
1Service de Pharmacologie Clinique, Centre Cochrane Français, Lyon, France.
Therapie
|May 1, 1996
Summary
The Cochrane Collaboration, founded in 1993, synthesizes global randomized controlled trial data. It addresses the need for critical summaries of treatment efficacy through international cooperation.
Area of Science:
- Evidence-based medicine
- Health sciences research
Context:
- Founded in 1993 in response to criticisms regarding the lack of organized summaries of randomized controlled trials.
- Grew significantly, emphasizing international collaboration in health research.
Purpose:
- To critically summarize all relevant randomized controlled trials.
- To synthesize data on treatment efficacy for informed medical decision-making.
Summary:
- The Cochrane Collaboration is driven by collaborative review groups that collect, sort, and synthesize treatment efficacy data.
- Cochrane Centres and Field Coordinations support these groups in producing the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
- International cooperation is essential due to the global nature of research publication.
Impact:
- Facilitates access to synthesized evidence on treatment effectiveness.
- Supports the practice of evidence-based medicine worldwide.
- Enhances the quality and accessibility of systematic reviews in healthcare.