Necessity and conduct of multicenter clinical trials.

Kang, Soon Beom; Lee, Taek Sang

Clinical Trial

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(6):597-601.
Published online June 1, 2009.

Necessity and conduct of multicenter clinical trials.

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ksboo308@plaza.snu.ac.kr
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Recently, multicenter clinical trials have been getting more popular inside and outside of the country. The disease pattern of our country is somewhat different from that of western countries in terms of its incidence, clinical feature. Therefore, the results of clinical studies in US or European countries cannot be properly applied without consideration of trial design features and intertrial comparisons. Therefore, the conduct of multicenter trial with our own population is necessary. Well organized multicenter trials having competitive power will make it possible to develop new treatment modalities, frame a reasonable policies for its clinical applications and ultimately contribute to improve national healthcare services.

Key Words: Multicenter clinical trial