The UK should follow Ontario and reactivate its treasure trove of dormant trials to generate new science through linkage with administrative data. Many groups stand to benefit. For example, drug regulators could encourage linkage of dormant and new trials to administrative data to monitor long term safety of drugs.
Authors
![Person graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/IFS-person-graphic.png?itok=hWCtTSrz)
Lorraine Dearden
![Person graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/IFS-person-graphic.png?itok=hWCtTSrz)
Katie Harron
![Person graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/IFS-person-graphic.png?itok=hWCtTSrz)
Ruth Gilbert
Journal article details
- DOI
- 10.1136/bmj.h5298
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Issue
- October 2015
Suggested citation
L, Dearden and R, Gilbert and K, Harron. (2015). 'Benefits of, and barriers to, reactivating dormant trials' (2015)
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