Why is there so much research waste? Why are there lots of redundancies and studies that show effects but don't actually move our understanding forward? Can anything be done to prevent this for happening before data collection even begins? THIS ARTICLE IS OPEN ACCESS SO FOLLOW THE LINK TO READ IT!

Preparing for what the reporting checklists will not tell you: the PREPARE Trial guide for planning clinical research to avoid research waste. Bandholm T, Christensen R, Thorborg K, Treweek S, Henriksen M. BJSM. 2017 Sep 7. pii: bjsports-2017-097527. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097527. [Epub ahead of print]

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