(NZ) Study finds too much ‘research waste’ in health projects – Research Professional News (Jenny Sinclair | June 2023)
The most probable reason the results of clinical trials go unreported is that they don’t meet the expectations of the sponsors or the investigators. Failure to report the results is it a serious form of researcher misconduct and should be treated as such. Research institutions should monitor and enforce the expectation their researchers as will report the results of trials they have conducted. Unreported trials create inefficiency and could put lives at risk. We’ve seen moves in Europe in the United States to enforce their laws in terms of the recording of clinical trial results. Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia should do the same.