Patient Compliance in Medical Practice and Clinical Trials

Patient compliance in medical practice and clinical trials.

Do Clinical Trials Fit in a Private Medical Practice?

Although traditionally thought to be the purview of academic health centers, clinical trials to evaluate new drugs, tests, and devices are being done more and more in private medical practices or in healthcare organizations with little or no academic affiliation. There are many reasons for this observation. First, the sheer number of new medications and devices which are in development that nee...

Improving Patient Compliance in Orthodontic Practice

Patient noncompliance is a limiting factor in the conversion of accurate orthodontic treatment plans to excellent treatment results. Patient compliance depends on the duration, frequency, and complexity of the required behaviors. Because orthodontic treatment generally extends over a period of 12 to 36 months, compliance levels have to be sustained over this period of time. Past research has fo...

Clinical trials in general practice.

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Compliance with Good Clinical Practice in oncology registration trials in Japan.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the quality in oncology registration trials for new drug application (NDA) or supplemental new drug application (sNDA) as extensions of the indications for use in Japan based on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) audit findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS We collected audit reports of on-site GCP inspections for registration trials in 383 NDAs or sNDAs that were re...