Publication or presentation of results from multicenter clinical trials: Evidence from an academic medical center

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2007.01.005 Byline: Aslan T. Turer (a), Kenneth W. Mahaffey (a), Kate L. Compton (c)(d), Robert M. Califf (a)(d), Kevin A. Schulman (b)(c) Abstract: Nonpublication of research results threatens the integrity of clinical research, but the extent of nonpublication and factors associated with publication remain poorly documented. We sought to examine rates of publication or presentation of research findings from multicenter clinical trials and determine what factors are associated with dissemination of results. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (b) Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (c) Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (d) Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Article History: Received 3 October 2006; Accepted 9 January 2007