Influence and management of conflicts of interest in randomised clinical trials: qualitative interview study

Study (n=20 interviews) describes how trial researchers perceive conflicts of interest unduly influencing clinical trials that they had worked on and management strategies they used to prevent these influences; including examples of perceived influence of conflicts of interest.

SPS commentary:

Many individuals and groups around the world are moving towards independence from commercial interests in research, education, practice and policy. The BMJ collection on commercial influence charts and encourages that move. It contains original research and analysis about the impacts of financial conflicts of interest across research, education, practice and policy, and about the global moves to freedom from commercial influence.

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British Medical Journal

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BMJ collection