Washington, D.C., July 10, 2006 - The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has endorsed the AAMC's (Association of American Medical Colleges) principles for the responsible conduct and reporting of clinical trial results.

"The AAMC Principles for the responsible conduct and reporting of clinical trial results are consistent with policy previously adopted by our House of Delegates on issues related to publication bias, and the publication and dissemination of clinical trial results," said AMA President-elect Ron Davis, M.D.

"The entire medical research community has a responsibility to honor the public's trust by scrupulously conducting and reporting research results fully, credibly and accurately," said AAMC President Darrell G. Kirch, M.D. "We welcome the AMA House of Delegates' decision to endorse these principles, and we hope that others in the medical community will follow their lead."

The principles are the product of a working conference convened by the AAMC in 2005, in collaboration with the Centers for Education and Research in Therapeutics and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Conference participants developed a set of guidelines to direct the ethical and operational aspects of data access, analysis, and reporting of clinical research studies. The resulting principles are meant to ensure that academic institutions not accept restrictions by sponsors that would exclude members of academic research teams from full intellectual participation in studies and thereby prevent those investigators from being responsible and accountable for the results. The standard applies equally to non-academic physicians who are lead investigators and authors of clinical trials; they, too, must have the means to be responsible and accountable for the results.

The AAMC is encouraging widespread adoption of the principles by its member medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies, and by the entire medical community.

A copy of the "Principles for Protecting Integrity in the Conduct and Reporting of Clinical Trials" can be found at: www.aamc.org/research/clinicaltrialsreporting/start.htm

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