Salinas, CA National Institutes Of Health Pushing To Have All Scientific Clinical Trial Data Published On www.clinicaltrials.gov
by Richard Kuehn on 12/09/14
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have proposed new rules which would provide transparency around clinical trials. Doctors and patients would be able to find out if the treatment worked for those who participated in the clinical trials. Although many successful trials are published in reputable Journals, many go unpublished (particularly those which didn’t produce the results that the scientists had hoped for). A recent analysis found that less than half of studies were published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal within 30 months of completion. “This is simply not acceptable,” Dr. Francis Collins (director of the NIH), told a reporter. “This dissemination of trial results is the way in which medical progress occurs,” said Dr. Collins. The proposal is open for public comment through February 19. If it goes through, much more data will be published at www.clinicaltrials.gov.
