Key Points Question Are patient or family representative groups involved in the design or conduct of randomized clinical trials published in 3 medical and surgical journals with high impact factors?… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Are patient or family representative groups involved in the design or conduct of randomized clinical trials published in 3 medical and surgical journals with high impact factors? Findings In this systematic review of consecutive randomized clinical trials from 3 journals, 7 of 150 trials (5%) included patient partners or community representative groups. Stakeholder involvement was mainly in the execution phase. Meaning These findings suggest that patient or family group involvement in the design and conduct of randomized clinical trials in publications with the highest impact factors is lacking.
               
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