Clinical Trials Have Gone Global: Is This a Good Thing?
Clinical Trials Monday, June 18th, 2012Why Do We Need Trials and What Makes a Trial a Trial?
Plosmedicine.org: Lang T, Siribaddana S (2012) Clinical Trials Have Gone Global: Is This a Good Thing? PLoS Med 9(6): e1001228. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001228
Clinical trials are needed globally to reduce disease burdens by helping developing safe and effective new therapies and vaccines. These solutions may be for non-communicable diseases like cancer and diabetes, or, as is especially needed in the poorest regions of the world, infectious disease. Developing countries are under-represented in research due to lack of commercial viability and trained researchers, yet it is in these poorest regions where research-led solutions could bring the greatest impact to high rates of early mortality. Read More