TY - JOUR
T1 - Selection of controls in clinical trials
T2 - Introduction and conference summary
AU - Au, David H.
AU - Castro, Mario
AU - Krishnan, Jerry A.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the control group used in a randomized clinical trial is essential because comparisons of outcomes between the investigational and control groups form the basis of inferences regarding the safety and efficacy of the investigational treatment. For its 2007 International Conference, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) sponsored a scientific symposium in which the strengths and limitations of different types of control groups in clinical trials of pharmacotherapy, procedures, devices, and behavioral interventions were discussed. In this section, the co-chairs of this ATS symposium provide an overview of the presentations, including a brief historical perspective on the use of control groups in clinical trials.
AB - Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the control group used in a randomized clinical trial is essential because comparisons of outcomes between the investigational and control groups form the basis of inferences regarding the safety and efficacy of the investigational treatment. For its 2007 International Conference, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) sponsored a scientific symposium in which the strengths and limitations of different types of control groups in clinical trials of pharmacotherapy, procedures, devices, and behavioral interventions were discussed. In this section, the co-chairs of this ATS symposium provide an overview of the presentations, including a brief historical perspective on the use of control groups in clinical trials.
KW - Clinical trials
KW - Control groups
KW - Ethics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35148844172&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1513/pats.200707-099JK
DO - 10.1513/pats.200707-099JK
M3 - Article
C2 - 17878470
AN - SCOPUS:35148844172
SN - 1546-3222
VL - 4
SP - 567
EP - 569
JO - Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
JF - Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society
IS - 7
ER -