Eligibility criteria for HIV clinical trials and generalizability of results: the gap between published reports and study protocols.

Title : Eligibility criteria for HIV clinical trials and generalizability of results: the gap between published reports and study protocols

Source : PubMed
ID : 16227797
Authors : Gandhi M, Ameli N, Bacchetti P, Sharp GB, French AL, Young M, Gange SJ, Anastos K, Holman S, Levine A, Greenblatt RM
Year : 2005
Disease Category : HIV/AIDS
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Priori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : How many women, and minorities are excluded by each criterion in 32 NIH-funded HIV 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 : Women s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), the largest cohort study of HIV-infected women in the US.
Target Population Data Type Levels : National
Descriptive Statistics : Yes