Evaluating Ebola Therapies — The Case for RCTs

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 371; no. 25; pp. 2350 - 2351
• Main Authors: Cox, Edward, Borio, Luciana, Temple, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 18.12.2014
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Ebola virus; Ebolavirus; Epidemics; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - mortality; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - therapy; Humans; Medical treatment; Mortality; Outbreaks; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; United States > US; West Africa; Europe

Properly designed randomized controlled trials of investigational Ebola drugs, with a control group receiving the best available supportive care, are critical to identifying urgently needed treatments for responding to the ongoing Ebola crisis and any future outbreaks. The worst Ebola epidemic in hi...