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Communication
As has already been
alluded to, communication among all study personnel is essential
in RCTs. Regular electronic mail lists, in-person meetings, and
routine data monitoring reports are all required to keep the trial
on schedule.
Multicenter trials
commonly have web sites that have both public and private sections;
private sections require passwords to keep information available
only to those people that need access.
Steering committees
should meet on a regular basis, even weekly until the trial has
begun and input from study personnel at all levels--investigators,
data managers, administrative staff-- should be periodically obtained.
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