停止的随机试验的流行,特征和出版
Benjamin Kasenda1, Erik von Elm2, John You3
1Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
JAMA
|March 13, 2014
概括
近四分之一的随机临床试验 (RCT) 被中止,最常是由于招募不善. 已终止的试验也不太可能被公布,这凸显了需要更好的报告和出版实践的需要.
科学领域:
- 临床试验 临床试验
- 研究伦理学研究伦理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 停止随机临床试验 (RCT) 提出了伦理挑战,并导致研究浪费.
- 影响停药RCT的流行病学和因素尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 确定已停止的RCT的流行率和特征.
- 调查因不良招聘和不公布而导致停产的因素.
主要方法:
- 瑞士,德国和加拿大的伦理委员会 (2000-2003) 批准的RCT协议的回顾性队列研究.
- 收集关于试验特征,计划招募,完成状态,停止原因和出版状态的数据.
- 后续行动至2013年4月27日.
主要成果:
- 在1017个RCT中,24.9%的RCT在平均随访时间为11.6年后被中止.
- 不良的招聘是最常见的中止原因 (9.9%).
- 与已完成的试验 (33.6%) 相比,已终止的试验的未发表率 (55.1%) 显著更高.
- 工业赞助和更大的计划样本规模与由于招聘不良而导致的更低的停业率有关.
结论:
- 停用RCT是常见的,不良招聘是主要的驱动因素.
- 向道德委员会报告停产的情况低于最佳 (37.9%).
- 需要加大努力,以便及时报告试验状态,并公布已停止试验的结果.
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