Differences between the real and the desired worlds in the results of clinical trials

OBJECTIVE: We refer to the effectiveness (known as pragmatic or real world) and efficacy (known as explanatory or desired or ideal world) of interventions. However, these terms seem to be randomly chosen by investigators who design clinical trials and do not always reflect the true purpose of the st...

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Main Authors: Regina El Dib, Eliane Chaves Jorge, Amélia Kamegasawa, Solange Ramires Daher, Regina Stella Spagnuolo, Marise Pereira da Silva, Gabriel Pereira Braga, Enilze Volpato, Norma Sueli Pinheiro Módolo, Marluci Betini, Adriana do Valle, Ione Corrêa, Rodrigo Bazan, Ricardo Augusto MB Almeida, Silke Anna Theresa Weber, Silvana Molina, Hugo Yoo, Paulo Villas Boas, José Eduardo Corrente, Joseph Mathew, Anil Kapoor, Raíssa Pierri Carvalho, Roberto Bezerra Vital, Leandro Gobbo Braz, Paulo Nascimento Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2015-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000900618&lng=en&tlng=en