Exclusion of elderly people from clinical research: a descriptive study of published reports
Exclusion of elderly people from clinical research: a descriptive study of published reports
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.315.7115.1059
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发表时间：
1997-10-25
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通讯作者：
Banerjee, AK
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作者：
Bugeja, G;Kumar, A;Banerjee, AK
方法和结果我们查阅了1996年6月1日至1997年6月1日BMJ、Gut、Lancet和Thorax所有期刊上的所有原始研究论文。我们排除了案例研究和荟萃分析。我们首先在论文的摘要或方法部分寻找年龄限制的提及，但有时我们发现它在论文的其他部分被提及。然后，我们将这些论文分类为：(a)专门针对老年人（75岁或以上）的研究；(b)有正当理由排除长者（如已计划长期跟进）；(c)无正当理由将长者排除在外；(d)没有设定年龄限制。我们排除了与儿童和青少年有关的论文；怀孕和生育；性传播疾病；动物工作;细胞和组织研究；或者就业相关的研究。
Methods and resultsWe examined all the original research papers in all the issues of the BMJ, Gut, the Lancet, and Thorax between 1 June 1996 and 1 June 1997. We excluded case studies and meta-analyses. We looked for a mention of age limit first in the abstract or the methods section of the papers, but we sometimes found it mentioned in other parts of the papers instead. We then categorised the papers as studies (a) specifically of elderly people (aged 75 years or more);(b) excluding elderly people for justifiable reasons (where long follow up was planned);(c) excluding elderly people with no justifiable reasons; and (d) not setting an age limit. We excluded papers that were concerned with children and adolescents; pregnancy and reproduction; sexually transmitted diseases; animal work; cell and tissue studies; or employment related research.