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Uncertain future of trials in osteoporosis

Kanis, JA ; Oden, A ; Johnell, Olof LU ; Caulin, F ; Bone, H ; Alexandre, JM ; Abadie, E and Lekkerkerker, F (2002) In Osteoporosis International 13(6). p.443-449
Abstract
The advent of effective agents for the treatment of osteoporosis has led to the view that placebo-controlled trials to test new agents for efficacy are no longer appropriate since proven treatments are available. In this review we argue that, if new agents are to be developed, there is still a place for the placebo-controlled trial. A move to studies of equivalence or non-inferiority raises more problems than it resolves.
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keywords
drug treatment, fracture, placebo-controlled trials, medical ethics, comparator studies
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Osteoporosis International
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13
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6
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443 - 449
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Springer
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  • wos:000176689600001
  • pmid:12107656
  • scopus:0036303922
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1433-2965
DOI
10.1007/s001980200052
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English
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