Ways to make clinical trials more informative and reduce research waste

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A major international study published in JAMA Network Open has identified practical actions that could improve the quality, usefulness and reliability of randomized clinical trials around the world. The research, conducted as part of the INFORM (Improving pre-funding peer review to increase the informativeness of randomized trials) project led by Professor Shaun Treweek, draws on interviews with 55 stakeholders from 16 countries across six continents, including trial investigators, funders, ethicists, regulators, industry representatives and sponsors.