Scholarly articles about clinical trials in older adults

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• Drey M, Pfeifer K, Sieber CC, Bauer JM. The Fried frailty criteria as inclusion criteria for a randomized controlled trial: personal experience and literature review. Gerontology. 2011;57(1):11-8.. PubMed PMID: 20407227.
• Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Studenski S, et al. Designing randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in frail, older persons: A consensus report. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52( 4):625-634.
• Herrmann FR. Geriatric epidemiology: Practical considerations when involving elderly subjects in studies. Swiss Med Wkly. 2004;134( 9-10):117-125.
• Hurria A. Clinical trials in older adults with cancer: Past and future. Oncology (Williston Park). 2007;21(3):351-8; discussion 363-4, 367.
• Murfield J, Cooke M, Moyle W, Shum D, Harrison S. Conducting randomized controlled trials with older people with dementia in long-term care: Challenges and lessons learnt. Int J Nurs Pract. 2011 Feb;17(1):52-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01906.x. PubMed PMID: 21251154.
• Niewada M, Sandercock PA, Lindley RI, Członkowska A. Planning trials in older patients with stroke: data from the International Stroke Trial. Age Ageing. 2011 May;40(3):395-8.. PubMed PMID: 21447486.
• Orwig D, Rickles NM, Martin LG. Methodological issues in pharmacotherapy research in older adults. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011 Jun;9(3):173-89.. PubMed PMID: 21636042.
• Slaughter S, Cole D, Jennings E, Reimer MA. Consent and assent to participate in research from people with dementia. Nurs Ethics. 2007;14(1):27-40.
• Schmoll HJ. Do we need oncology trials tailored for the elderly or frail? Lancet. 2011 May 21;377(9779):1725-7. PubMed PMID: 21601694.
• Ward SA, Parikh S, Workman B. Health perspectives: International epidemiology of ageing. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2011 Sep;25(3):305-17. PubMed PMID: 21925398.
• Zulman DM, Sussman JB, Chen X, Cigolle CT, Blaum CS, Hayward RA. Examining the evidence: a systematic review of the inclusion and analysis of older adults in randomized controlled trials. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Jul;26(7):783-90. PubMed PMID: 21286840