Primary Outcome Versus Secondary Outcome: Which Result Was the Trial Built to Test? By ClinicalStudyConnect.com Research Desk A trial can report ten different results, but only one of them was the …
Adverse Events Are Reported as a Table: What to Compare First
By ClinicalStudyConnect.com Research Desk The short answer: Before you compare any percentages in an adverse event table, compare three things across the study groups. First, the number of …
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Per-Protocol Versus Intention-to-Treat Results: Two Views of One Trial
By ClinicalStudyConnect.com Research Desk The Short Answer: Two Analyses, Two Different Questions An intention-to-treat (ITT) result compares everyone who was randomized, counted in the group they …
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Missing Trial Data: Why Dropout Reasons Matter
By ClinicalStudyConnect.com Research Desk Short answer: When people leave a clinical trial, their outcomes go unrecorded. Whether that gap distorts the result depends largely on why they left. If …
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A Trial Is Funded by Its Manufacturer: What to Check Beyond the Disclosure
Funded by the manufacturer: what to check beyond the disclosure By ClinicalStudyConnect.com Research Desk. Updated September 26, 2026. Picture a news story about a new study. Near the bottom, one …
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Unpublished Trial Results: Finding the Registry and Reporting Gap
The short answer If a clinical trial has finished but you can't find published results, check its ClinicalTrials.gov record first. Search the trial by name, condition, or NCT number, then look at two …
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