‘Patient-centered’ research has traditionally meant that researchers and clinicians design trials for the benefit of patients. By contrast, patients today are central to study design and reporting outcomes, and new research agendas recognize that patients can point the way to research questions and how to address them.
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Schanberg, L.E., Mullins, C.D. If patients are the true north, patient-centeredness should guide research. Nat Rev Rheumatol 15, 5–6 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-018-0129-y
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