Clinical trials are instrumental for health science community to test and evaluate interventions. Trials can be broadly categorized in two classes, i.e. pragmatic and explanatory; where the former are designed […]
The term real-world evidence (RWE) commonly applies to data generated in non-randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in a healthcare setting, which sometimes also covers patient socio-economic data and environmental data. Irrespective […]
Missing data are a big concern in any research project and are often unavoidable in spite of investigators’ best efforts. Missing outcomes have two effects: reduced precision and power, and […]
A recently published study by Dyer O (2017) exposed major drawbacks in the accelerated approval process of some drugs available to the American patients without any stringent clinical evidence of […]
Health informatics systems are evolving with an aim to revolutionize health and healthcare programs worldwide. However, turning this hope-filled vision into a reality will take enormous effort from thousands of […]
Workshop title – “R WE Ready?” – “Real World Evidence” Methods! Organisers – Co-organised by Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) and ISPOR India-Mumbai Chapter Objectives – To enhance skill […]
According to the data from clinicaltrials.gov, 1.4% of global clinical trials are done in India, when the country has 16% of the world’s population and carries 20% disease burden in […]
Ethics are the moral principles that distinguish between right and wrong. In research, they differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable behaviours on the part of the researcher. Ethical considerations in research […]
Scoping reviews are exploratory projects that systematically map the literature on a topic, identifying key concepts, theories and sources of evidence. Scoping reviews are often conducted before full syntheses, and […]