Real-world data (RWD) in clinical research on specific categories of medical devices can generate sufficient quality evidence which will be used in decision making. This paper discusses the limitations of traditional randomized controlled trials in clinical research of medical devices, summarizes and analyses the applicable conditions of real-world evidence (RWE) for medical devices, interprets the new FDA guidance document on the characteristics of RWD for medical devices, in order to provide evidence for the use of RWE in medical devices in our country.
Citation: HUANG Yafang, YAN Xiaoyan, LI Xueying, YAO Chen. Utilization of real-world evidence in clinical research of medical devices. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2017, 17(12): 1373-1377. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201711090 Copy
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