Review of Pediatric Otolaryngology Clinical Trials: Past Trends and Future Opportunities

Objectives/Hypothesis Pediatric otolaryngologic conditions are highly prevalent in the United States. Although data gathered from clinical trials drive therapeutic strategies, the trends of research in pediatric otolaryngology remain unclear. The objective of this study was to characterize recent tr...

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Published in:The Laryngoscope 2020-11, Vol.130 (11), p.2719-2724
Main Authors: Shetty, Kunal R., Komshian, Sevan R., Devaiah, Anand, Levi, Jessica R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biomedical Research - trends
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Female
Forecasting
Funding
health policy
Health services
Humans
Infant
Male
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology - trends
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases - epidemiology
pediatric general
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - trends
research funding
research trends
Retrospective Studies
Trends
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Objectives/Hypothesis Pediatric otolaryngologic conditions are highly prevalent in the United States. Although data gathered from clinical trials drive therapeutic strategies, the trends of research in pediatric otolaryngology remain unclear. The objective of this study was to characterize recent trials in pediatric otolaryngology to better understand current directions of study and to identify opportunities for future research. Study Design Retrospective analysis. Methods A retrospective analysis of United States pediatric clinical trials in otolaryngology between 2001 and 2017 was conducted on ClinicalTrials.gov. Criteria for inclusion included otolaryngologic trials with at least one trial arm of participants
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
DOI:10.1002/lary.28511