Stopping clinical trials early often exaggerates treatment effects
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 16:07
in Health & Medicine
An international study of nearly 100 clinical trials that were stopped early due to positive treatment effects has found that many of those effects were exaggerated. The authors of the study -- published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association -- recommend that researchers resist pressures to end clinical trials early and continue trials for longer periods before even considering premature termination.