Assessment of research waste part 2: wrong study populations- an exemplar of baseline vitamin D status of participants in trials of vitamin D supplementation

Assessment of research waste part 2: wrong study populations- an exemplar of baseline vitamin D status of participants in trials of vitamin D supplementation

Abstract Background Research waste can occur when trials are conducted in the wrong populations. Vitamin D deficient populations are most likely to benefit from vitamin D supplementation. We investigated waste attributable to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of supplementation in populations that...

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Main Authors: Mark J. Bolland, Andrew Grey, Alison Avenell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Vitamin D
Deficiency
Sufficiency
Randomized controlled trials
Research waste
Fracture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-018-0555-1

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