Pragmatic randomized trials in drug development pose new ethical questions: a systematic review.

Abstract:

:Implementation of pragmatic design elements in drug development could bridge the evidence gap that currently exists between the knowledge we have regarding the efficacy of a drug versus its true, comparative effectiveness in real life. We performed a review of the literature to identify the ethical challenges thus far related to pragmatic trials. The three central ethical questions identified for pragmatic trials are: (i) what level of oversight should pragmatic trials require; (ii) do randomized patients face additional risks; and (iii) is a waiver of informed consent ethically defensible? Despite the fact all reviewed publications dealt with post-launch pragmatic trials, these results could serve as an important starting point for conceptualizing which challenges could potentially arise in the pre-launch setting.

journal_name

Drug Discov Today

journal_title

Drug discovery today

authors

Kalkman S,van Thiel GJ,Grobbee DE,van Delden JJ

doi

10.1016/j.drudis.2015.03.005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-07-01 00:00:00

pages

856-62

issue

7

eissn

1359-6446

issn

1878-5832

pii

S1359-6446(15)00113-0

journal_volume

20

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