Perspectives of patients in clinical trials often not considered
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Many pragmatic trials, which test the effects of medical treatments in everyday conditions, fail to collect data reported directly by patients (such as patient experience, burden of disease, or quality of life), or involve patients as research partners (referred to as patient engagement). These findings come from a new study led by Shelley Vanderhout of the University of Ottawa publishing February 8th in the journal PLOS Medicine.
