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International Clinical Trials Day 2008
To mark the anniversary of when James Lind conducted what is held to be the first controlled clinical trial, the European Clinical Research Network (ECRIN) is holding its annual communication event , which aims to improve patients' and the public's awareness of the challenges presented by clinical research.
The meeting is being held at Résidence Palace, Brussels on 20th May and the preliminary program can be found here .
Latest articles
Book review
Review of "Evaluating Clinical Research- All that glitters is not gold" by Bengt D. Furberg and Curt D. Furberg Desmond Julian Trials 2008, 9 :26 (9 May 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
The potential of virtual reality as anxiety management tool: a randomized controlled study in a sample of patients affected by generalized anxiety disorder Alessandra Gorini, Giuseppe Riva Trials 2008, 9 :25 (5 May 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Pearls and perils of an implantable defibrillator trial using a common control:
implications for the design of future studies
Peter J Kudenchuk, Alfred P Hallstrom Trials 2008, 9 :24 (2 May 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Effectiveness of computer-tailored Smoking Cessation Advice in Primary Care (ESCAPE): a Randomised Trial Hazel Gilbert, Irwin Nazareth, Stephen Sutton, Richard Morris, Christine Godfrey Trials 2008, 9 :23 (29 April 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
An assessment of the quality of randomised controlled trials conducted in China Dalu Zhang, Peng Yin, Nick Freemantle, Rachel Jordan, Nanshan Zhong, KK Cheng Trials 2008, 9 :22 (24 April 2008) [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
