The generalizability of bronchiectasis randomized controlled trials: A multicentre cohort study

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for bronchiectasis have experienced difficulties with recruitment and in reaching their efficacy end-points. To estimate the generalizability of such studies we applied the eligibility criteria for major RCTs in bronchiectasis to 6 representative observational European Bronchiectasis cohorts.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - January 29, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: James D. Chalmers, Melissa J. McDonnell, Robert Rutherford, John Davidson, Simon Finch, Megan Crichton, Lieven Dupont, Adam T. Hill, Thomas C. Fardon, Anthony De Soyza, Stefano Aliberti, Pieter Goeminne Source Type: research