Standards are needed for quality of life clinical trials

doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7346.1156

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Andrew Bottomley (abo@eortc.be), coordinator,
Fabio Efficace, Lady Grierson research fellow,
Peter M Fayers, professor

EORTC Quality of Life Unit, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, EORTC Data Centre, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Department of Public Health, Aberdeen University Medical School, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD

EDITOR—Jefferson and Demicheli say that health economics studies must come under a high level of scrutiny.1 There are parallels with the field of quality of life in clinical trials, and it is equally important that the BMJ considers developing guidelines concerning this for authors and peer reviewers.

An increasing number of clinical trials assessing quality of life are being …