Clinical trials in context

Executive Summary

Randomized clinical trials presented in five major medical journals in 2001 show "no evidence of progress" in discussing results "within the context of, or with reference to, up-to-date systematic reviews of relevant evidence from other controlled trials" when compared with studies published in 1997, Mike Clarke, et al., UK Cochrane Centre, conclude in June 5 JAMA. In an issue devoted to peer review, the authors looked at discussion sections of 30 studies published in JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, The Lancet or NEJM...