title: Practical issues in clinical trials as applied to current state of the art in rheumatology trials.
abstract: Any discussion of practical issues in clinical trials should take into account both the perspective of the 'Doers of Research'--the investigators and also the 'Consumers of Research'--such as the clinicians who will use the results. This paper focuses on five important prerequisites for any successful clinical trial (1) as applied to rheumatology trials.
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012219:Rheumatology