Commentary: On the levels of patient selection in registry-based randomized controlled trials

Commentary: On the levels of patient selection in registry-based randomized controlled trials

Abstract Registry-based randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are presumed to include a less-selected patient population and thus to have enhanced generalizability compared to conventional RCTs. However, this view disregards the levels of patient selection in registry-based RCTs: the registry selectio...

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Main Authors: Florian Lasch, Kristina Weber, Armin Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Registry
Registry-based RCT
Patient selection
Pragmatic trials
Generalizability
External validity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3214-x

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