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Dr. Michael Lauer Co-Publishes Perspective Piece on Randomized Registry Trials


Dr. Michael LauerIs the randomized registry trial the next “disruptive technology” in clinical research? That is the question posed and discussed by Dr. Michael Lauer, director of the NHLBI’s Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and co-author Dr. Ralph B. D’Agostino from Boston University and the Harvard Clinical Research Institute in their recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective article.

Drs. Lauer and D’Agostino argue that the use of observational registries in conducting clinical trials could, in fact, be a game changer, especially in the current fiscal climate. As an example, they cite a recently conducted successful registry-based randomized trial, the Thrombus Aspiration in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Scandinavia (TASTE) trial.

In this audio clip, Dr. Lauer talks about the TASTE trial, his perspective piece, and his views on why randomized registry trials could be transformative for the medical research community.