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Setting up a clinical trial for a novel disease: a case study of the Doxycycline for the Treatment of Nodding Syndrome Trial – challenges, enablers and lessons learned

A large amount of preparation goes into setting up trials. Different challenges and lessons are experienced. Our trial, testing a treatment for nodding syndrome, an acquired neurological disorder of unknown cause affecting thousands of children in Eastern Africa, provides a unique case study. As par...

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Autores principales:	Anguzu, Ronald, Akun, Pamela R, Ogwang, Rodney, Shour, Abdul Rahman, Sekibira, Rogers, Ningwa, Albert, Nakamya, Phellister, Abbo, Catherine, Mwaka, Amos D, Opar, Bernard, Idro, Richard
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis 2018
Materias:	Study Design Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5795749/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29382251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2018.1431362

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