Patients' retention strategies in clinical trials.
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چکیده
La inclusión de pacientes es un factor clave en el éxito de un ensayo clínico. Una vez concluida esta fase crítica del estudio, surge otro reto de igual importancia, la retención de los sujetos incluidos. Independientemente del objetivo de los proyectos de investigación, la recolección de datos necesaria solo es posible si una cantidad adecuada y suficiente de los individuos seleccionados continúa participando a lo largo de toda la duración del ensayo. Sin embargo, hay diversos motivos, más allá del diseño, del fármaco experimental o del tipo de estudio, que impiden que la retención alcance el 100% de la población inicial. Las pérdidas de seguimiento pueden deberse tanto a eventos relacionados con la salud, efectos adversos o fallecimientos, como a circunstancias personales de los sujetos incluidos, traslados fuera del área de trabajo de cada centro participante, imposibilidad de completar los procedimientos por incompatibilidad con una nueva situación laboral del sujeto, etc. Así pues, la permanencia de los individuos incluidos es esencial, tanto por motivos científicos como económicos. Si el grado de retención no es adecuado, el conjunto de datos a evaluar puede resultar insuficiente, ocasionar una disminución excesiva de la potencia estadística y/o introducir sesgos que invaliden el trabajo realizado. Si el estudio efectuado no alcanza la validez prevista inicialmente tampoco será posible conseguir, en el caso de un fármaco experimental,
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion
دوره 62 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015