在随机临床试验报告中考虑环境可持续性
Florien S van Royen1, Ewoud Schuit2
1Department of General Practice and Nursing Science, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
The Lancet. Planetary health
|January 15, 2026
概括
随机临床试验 (RCT) 会产生大量的碳排放. 这项研究发现,在RCT出版物中很少报道环境可持续性,这表明需要更好的意识和报告策略.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 临床研究 临床研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 随机临床试验 (RCT) 有助于二氧化碳排放.
- 研究设计和RCT干预措施对环境的影响往往被忽视.
研究的目的:
- 评估在RCT的主要出版物中报告环境可持续性考虑的情况.
- 确定RCT在多大程度上处理资源使用,旅行和环境影响.
主要方法:
- 从2022年10月到2023年10月,在五个主要医学期刊上发表的252个RCT的综述.
- 对研究设计和结果中的环境可持续性陈述的主要出版物的分析.
主要成果:
- 只有12% (29/252) 的RCT包含了与可持续性相关的声明.
- 只有1.6% (4/252) 在研究设计或结果中明确引用了可持续性.
- 在RCT出版物中很少报道环境可持续性方面.
结论:
- 在RCT中报告环境可持续性方面存在重大差距.
- 需要制定战略来提高临床试验研究中的可持续性意识和报告能力.
- 将环境考虑纳入RCT对于可持续的医疗保健实践至关重要.
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