Re:Two decades of Alzheimer’s research was based on delibera...
by OrangeMonkey on Sunday July 24, 2022 @10:38AM
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I think you hit it exactly right.
There are so many ways that are studies can be flawed either accidentally or purposefully. I truly assume most studies are not purposefully fraudulent - people, by and large, are honest... but I do believe there are enough problems with our current methods that most studies are not truly accurate.
Having a publish clinical trial regimen - created before your study starts - helps with a lot of this. It answers how you segment patients, match patients, handle patient dropout, and specifies what you are trying to compare for outcomes.
Is it the end-all be-all? obviously not. I don't know what the true answer is.
There are so many ways that are studies can be flawed either accidentally or purposefully. I truly assume most studies are not purposefully fraudulent - people, by and large, are honest... but I do believe there are enough problems with our current methods that most studies are not truly accurate.
Having a publish clinical trial regimen - created before your study starts - helps with a lot of this. It answers how you segment patients, match patients, handle patient dropout, and specifies what you are trying to compare for outcomes.
Is it the end-all be-all? obviously not. I don't know what the true answer is.