Validating the Use of Registries and Claims Data to Support Randomized Trials: Rationale and Design of the Extending Trial-Based Evaluations of Medical Therapies Using Novel Sources of Data (EXTEND) Study

ConclusionsLinkage of trials to registries and claims data represents an opportunity to utilize alternative data sources in place of and as adjuncts to randomized clinical trial data, but requires further validation. The results of this research will help determine how these data sources can be used to improve our present and future understanding of new medical treatments.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research