Measurements in Clinical Trials: Demographic and Baseline Information – Who Took Part In The Trial?

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1. Introduction

1.1. Demographic and Baseline Information – Who Took Part In The Trial?

The effects of a medicine may differ considerably between different groups of people. It is therefore important to know details of the trial participants such as:

Age.
Sex.
Ethnic origin.
Severity of their illness.

In general, the closer the match between a trial group and a population of interest, the more relevant the findings will be.