Letters
Seeding trials
Just say no
BMJ 2009; 339 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b4527 (Published 02 November 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b4527
- David Egilman, clinical associate professor
- 1Brown University, Department of Community Health, 8 North Main Street, Attleboro, MA 02703, USA
- david{at}neveragainconsulting.com
The postmarketing observational studies referred to by Annette Tufts in her news story are sham studies that are generally referred to as “seeding trials.”1 2 The actual research taking place is the evaluation of the return on investment (ROI) …
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