Verifying participant-reported clinical outcomes: challenges and implications

Abstract Background Researchers often rely on trial participants to self-report clinical outcomes (for example, fractures, re-operations). Little information exists as to the ‘accuracy’ of participant-reported clinical outcomes, particularly in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). To help address th...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Breeman, Lynda Constable, Anne Duncan, Kath Starr, Alison McDonald, Samantha Wileman, Seonaidh Cotton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
RCT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-4169-7