Comparing Drug Effectiveness at Health Plans: The Ethics of Cluster Randomized Trials

Hastings Center Report 38 (5):39-48 (2008)
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Abstract

"Cluster randomized trials," in which groups of patients are randomly assigned to different therapeutic interventions, provide a powerful way of evaluating drugs. CRTs have not been widely used, in good part because of concerns about whether patients must give informed consent to participate in them. A better understanding of how CRTs fit into clinical practice resolves the concerns.

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