Aug 17, 2015
Registered clinical trials make positive findings vanish
Posted by Roy in category: biotech/medical
Registered Clinical Trials Make Positive Findings Vanish
By having to state their methods and measurements before starting their trial, researchers cannot then cherry-pick data to find an effect once the study is over. This maybe one of the biggest causes for the decline in positive effects from treatments
A study showing a fall in positive trial results after the roll-out of clinicaltrials.gov attracted much attention on social media.