FDA’s Real-World Evidence Project Finds That Pragmatic Clinical Trials Are Easier To DUPLICATE
Executive Summary
Results from the US Food and Drug Administration’s RCT DUPLICATE demonstration are in. The findings both legitimize certain real-world evidence studies and also highlight the challenges involved in using RWE to replicate randomized clinical trials.
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