Obtaining regulatory approval for multicentre randomised controlled trials: Experiences in the STICH II trial

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 352-356

  Kenyon, Gillian M ^a   David Mendelow, Alexander ^a   Gregson, Barbara A ^a   Rowan, Elise ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT scan; haemorrhage; Prospective randomised trial; surgery timing

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTRACT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTRATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ETHICS COMMITTEES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79957587598     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.551675     Document Type: Review

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