Evidence produced by clinical trial is the main basis for health care decision-making at all levels. In recent years, some problems been revealed in the national data audit of new drug clinical trials have sounded the alarm for the quality of clinical research in China. In addition to strengthening the implementation of clinical trial process management and supervision, we call attention to the coherence and consistency of trial design and implementation, including the promotion of clinical trial design in the agenda of improving the quality of the trials and putting forward reasonable suggestions. We hope that our work could make research ideas clear from the source of a clinical trial, with a view to avoid violating protocol behavior and provide standardized recommendations for improving the quality of clinical trials in China.
Citation: ZHAO Chen, LAM Waiching, TIAN Ran, YANG Zhen, LYU Aiping, SHANG Hongcai, BIAN Zhaoxiang. Attaching importance to the design process to improve the quality of clinical trials in China. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2018, 18(7): 645-647. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201801064 Copy