Rationnel des essais thérapeutiques (1)
•« Gold standard » de l’évaluation thérapeutique(1,2,3,4)
depuis la publication du premier ETR
Streptomycin treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a Medical
Research Council Investigation. BMJ 1948
Clinical trials generate the evidence based for decision making in all
areas of medicine and they can be especially important for patients with
serious or life threatening health condition that have limited treatments
options
(US General Accounting Office 1999)
(1) Byar NEJM 1976
(2) Feinstein Circulation 1984
(3) Schulz Jama 1995
(4) Abel JCE 1997