Current applications and future prospects of target trial emulation in the field of cerebrovascular diseases

doi:10.11817/j.issn.1673-9248.2024.03.014

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Target trial emulation is a method that utilizes observational study data to simulate the outcomes of a randomized clinical trial. It has been widely applied in clinical research in recent years. The application of target trial emulation in the realm of cerebrovascular disease research can address the limitations inherent of randomized clinical trials, improve research efficiency and reliability, reduce experimental costs and time, and expand the sample size for better interpretability and generalizability of research findings. In the future, further development and refinement of target trial emulation in cerebrovascular disease research are essential to provide more robust scientific evidence for the treatment and prevention of cerebrovascular diseases. This article provides an overview of the current application and future prospects of target trial emulation in the field of cerebrovascular disease research.

Key words: Target trial emulation, Cerebrovascular disease, Randomized controlled trials

Gaoting Ma, Yingting Zuo, Shaoyuan Lei, Ran Mo, Yifan Wu, Shujuan Meng, Ziying Jiang, Yue Wu, Yi Ren, Pingping Wang, Qian Zhang, Qingfeng Ma, Haiqing Song, Lianmei Zhong, Junwei Hao. Current applications and future prospects of target trial emulation in the field of cerebrovascular diseases[J]. Chinese Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases(Electronic Edition), 2024, 18(03): 277-280.

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