Proposed best practice for statisticians in the reporting and publication of pharmaceutical industry sponsored clinical trials
Steven Julious, University of Sheffield

In this presentation we set out what we consider to be a set of best practices for statisticians in the reporting of pharmaceutical industry sponsored clinical trials.  We make eight recommendations covering: author responsibilities and recognition; publication timing; conflicts of interest; freedom to act; full author access to data; trial registration and independent review.  These recommendations are made in the context of the prominent role played by statisticians in the planning, design, conduct, analysis and reporting of pharmaceutical sponsored trials and the perception of the reporting of these trials in the wider community.