Age of Data at the Time of Publication of Contemporary Clinical Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As medical knowledge and clinical practice rapidly evolve over time, there is an imperative to publish results of clinical trials in a timely way and reduce unnecessary delays.

Objectives

To characterize the age of clinical trial data at the time of publication in journals with a high impact factor and highlight the time from final data collection to publication.

Design and setting

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of all randomized clinical trials published from January 1 through December 31, 2015, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, BMJ, JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, Lancet, and New England Journal of Medicine. Multivariable linear regression analyses were conducted to assess whether data age (adjusted for follow-up duration) and publication time w

SUBMITTER: Welsh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324269 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature