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ArticlePerspectives in clinical research2014

Why are clinical trials necessary in India?

Subramani Poongothai, Ranjit Unnikrishnan, Jeyakumar Balasubramanian, Mohan Damodaran Nair, Viswanathan Mohan

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Article in Perspectives in clinical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Subramani PoongothaiDepartment of Clinical Trials, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, International Diabetes Federation Centre of Education, Chennai, India.
Ranjit UnnikrishnanDepartment of Clinical Trials, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, International Diabetes Federation Centre of Education, Chennai, India.
Jeyakumar BalasubramanianDepartment of Clinical Trials, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, International Diabetes Federation Centre of Education, Chennai, India.
Mohan Damodaran NairDepartment of Clinical Trials, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, International Diabetes Federation Centre of Education, Chennai, India.
Viswanathan MohanDepartment of Clinical Trials, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, WHO Collaborating Centre for Non Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control, International Diabetes Federation Centre of Education, Chennai, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical trials are emerging as an important activity in India as it is an essential component of the drug discovery and development program to which India is committed. The only robust way to evaluate a new medicine is by doing properly designed clinical trials. In addition to advancing science, clinical trials offer myriad benefits to the participants. The recent hue that created in India about clinical trials is probably an exaggeration of facts. However, these points to the need for ensuring proper compliance with the regulatory norms and proper training of concerned personnel in good clinical practice (GCP). This will ensure that India continues to reap the benefits of clinical trials and also become a world leader in this field.

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Clinical trialsgood clinical practiceIndia

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PMID24741480
PMCPMC3980544

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