Review Article
2017 Aug 21 [Epub ahead of print]
JOURNAL：Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed).
Article Link
From Nonclinical Research to Clinical Trials and Patient-registries: Challenges and Opportunities in Biomedical Research
de la Torre Hernández JM, Edelman ER
KEYWORDS
Biomedical research; Clinical registry; Randomized clinical trial
The most important challenge faced by human beings is health. The only way to provide better solutions for health care is innovation, true innovation. The only source of true innovation is research, good research indeed. The pathway from a basic science study to a randomized clinical trial is long and not free of bumps and even landmines. These are all the obstacles and barriers that limit the availability of resources, entangle administrative-regulatory processes, and restrain investigators’ initiatives. There is increasing demand for evidence to guide clinical practice but, paradoxically, biomedical research has become increasingly complex, expensive, and difficult to integrate into clinical care with increased barriers to performing the practical aspects of investigation. We face the challenge of increasing the volume of biomedical research and simultaneously improving the efficiency and output of this research. In this article, we review the main stages and methods of biomedical research, from nonclinical studies with animal and computational models to randomized trials and clinical registries, focusing on their limitations and challenges, but also providing alternative solutions to overcome them. Fortunately, challenges are always opportunities in disguise.
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