Global Patient and Public Involvement Network: The vision and mission
Patient and public involvement in health research is now happening across the world1,2,3. Not only do patients and the public have a right to be… Read more »
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Know your status: World AIDS Day 2018
The theme of World AIDS Day 2018 is “know your status.” To mark the occasion, we at ISRCTN have compiled some of the most exciting clinical trials… Read more »
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Breech birth at home: a new study of safety outcomes
Research on outcomes of out-of-hospital breech birth is scarce. A new study in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth evaluates the outcomes… Read more »
Improving sample size calculation and reporting for randomized trials with DELTA² guidance
A key step in designing a randomized trial is choosing the sample size. Too small and the study is underpowered, too large and you… Read more »
How can we improve young people’s mental health in a changing world?
Today is World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on the theme of "young people and mental health in a changing world". In… Read more »
Patient peer review in academic journals: Next steps in the journey
For science to be truly open, research must go beyond simply being available to all, and actively engage the patients and the… Read more »
Prospective registration among trials published in specialty society journals: We can do more to promote transparency and research integrity
Prospective trial registration aims to detect and prevent selective reporting and publication bias. A study published today in… Read more »
CONSORT-SPI 2018: announcing an extension for randomized controlled trials of social and psychological interventions
Complete and transparent reporting of randomized controlled trials is integral for replication, critical appraisal and… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: June 2018
Effect of hypnosis on prostate cancer patients • Patients' beliefs about osteoarthritis • Association between sleep duration… Read more »
Why study registration is important for the future of research
Research has played a major role in the history of the NHS over the last 70 years: through development and evaluation, to research… Read more »