Society for Clinical Trials
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http://www.sctweb.org/
An international professional organization dedicated to the theory and practice of clinical trials.
Purpose
The Society for Clinical Trials, created in 1978, is an international professional organization dedicated to the development and dissemination of knowledge about the design, conduct and analysis of government and industry-sponsored clinical trials and related health care research methodologies.
Objectives
To provide a forum for discussion of statistical, data management, research computing, regulatory, philosophical, ethical, and procedural and management issues arising from the design, organization, operation, analysis and reporting of clinical trials.
- To promote methodologic research and the application of sound scientific methods in intervention trials.
- To facilitate communication among the various disciplines involved in the conduct of clinical trials.
- To educate and inform health care researchers about the design, operation and analysis of clinical trials.
- To promote better understanding by the general public of the importance of randomized clinical trials in evaluating interventions for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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