The +AllTrials initiative and the consequences of unreported trial data

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http://community.cochrane.org/features/alltrials-initiative-and-consequences-unreported-trial-data

"The +AllTrials initiative (All Trials Registered | All Results Reported) was launched in January 2013 to draw attention to the issue of unreported trial data. Thousands of clinical trials have been conducted from which no or limited data have been made available; these data are critical to enable doctors and regulators to make informed decisions about treatment. This is a serious problem for evidence-based healthcare researchers, including The Cochrane Collaboration, because we need all the evidence about a treatment to understand its risks and benefits. Without a complete picture of trial results available, information is lost, bad treatment decisions may be made, opportunities for better and more effective treatment are missed, and trials are repeated unnecessarily, duplicating effort and wasting resources.

The +AllTrials initiative is campaigning for publication of results (that is, full clinical study reports) from all clinical trials – past, present and future – on all treatments currently being used. This includes calling on governments, regulators and research bodies worldwide to implement measure to achieve this, and calling for all universities, ethics committees and medical bodies to enact a change of culture, recognise that underreporting of trials is misconduct and police their own members to ensure compliance.

Dozens of concerned research-based organisations and institutions have already signed on to the petition, along with more than 37,000 individuals. The Cochrane Collaboration has signed on as an institution, with the following supporting comment:

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This is a great initiative that can use more support and advocacy.

Please get behind it.

Thank you.