Assessment of unmet needs and the lack of generalizability in the design of randomized controlled trials for scleroderma treatment.

Title : Assessment of unmet needs and the lack of generalizability in the design of randomized controlled trials for scleroderma treatment

Source : PubMed
ID : 18438906
Authors : Villela, Renata; Yuen, Sai Yan; Pope, Janet E.; Baron, Murray
Year : 2008
Disease Category : Skin diseases
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Priori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : Determine the proportion of patients with SSc who would theoretically be eligible for SSC trials
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : No
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Real-world data sources : Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG) database (CSRG is a group of Canadian rheumatologists that has been enrolling patients with SSc from 14 centers since 2004)
Target Population Data Type Levels : National