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ArticleClinical and translational science2026

When the Money Stops: A Safety-First Plan for Paused Clinical Trials.

Davey Smith

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Davey SmithUniversity of California San Diego, San Diego, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3603-1733

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Funding freezes can strike active clinical trials without warning. Participants still need care. Science still needs integrity. This paper offers a practical, seven-day playbook for safely pausing active clinical trials when funding stops.

Indexed as

Clinical Trials as TopicPatient SafetyResearch Support as TopicHumans

Identifiers

PMID41451898
PMCPMC12741915

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