To investigate the frequency of interim analyses, stopping rules, and data safety and monitoring boards (DSMBs) in protocols of randomized controlled trials (RCTs); to examine these features across different reasons for trial discontinuation; and to identify discrepancies in reporting between protocols and publications.We used data from a cohort of RCT protocols approved between 2000 and 2003 by six research ethics committees in Switzerland, Germany, and Canada.Of 894 RCT protocols, 289 prespecified interim analyses (32.3
作者:Mihaela, Stegert;Benjamin, Kasenda;Erik, von Elm;John J, You;Anette, Blümle;Yuki, Tomonaga;Ramon, Saccilotto;Alain, Amstutz;Theresa, Bengough;Matthias, Briel
来源:Journal of clinical epidemiology 2016 年 69卷