Hospital & Healthcare Management December 22, 2025
Adaptive clinical trials represent a revolutionary departure from traditional rigidly-designed study protocols by incorporating flexibility that allows trial parameters to adjust in real-time based on accumulating data and emerging evidence.
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Traditional clinical trial designs have remained largely unchanged for decades—researchers establish rigid protocols before trial initiation, conduct studies exactly as planned regardless of interim results, and wait until trial completion to analyze accumulated evidence. While this standardized approach offers statistical rigor, it introduces substantial inefficiencies. Trials frequently continue with treatment arms that emerging data suggests are ineffective, potentially exposing patients to suboptimal or harmful interventions. Conversely, promising approaches might receive inadequate patient exposure, delaying confirmation of...
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