Publications by authors named "Simona Miljanic"
To describe the eligibility and enrollment of pregnant and breastfeeding women in psychiatry randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We screened citations published 2017-2019 in the three highest impact psychiatry and five highest impact general medicine journals. We excluded male, pediatric, geriatric, and postmenopausal-focused RCTs and publications reporting subgroup, pooled, or secondary analyses of RCTs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is an urgent need to prioritize and expedite the inclusion of pregnant and breastfeeding women in research. Characterizing trials that have successfully included these populations could inform the design and execution of future studies. In addition, up-to-date data on their inclusion in clinical research could assist in setting benchmarks, establishing targets, and monitoring progress toward more equitable inclusion.
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- Many pregnant and breastfeeding people are not included in important medical research about infectious diseases, which is a problem because this can affect their health and their baby's health.
- Between 2017 and 2019, only a small number of studies (5.3% for pregnant people and 1.9% for breastfeeding people) included them, and many studies required things like contraception or pregnancy tests.
- The study shows that excluding pregnant and breastfeeding people from research makes it harder to find effective treatments and vaccines that are safe for them.