Another issue raised by Coyne has also been raised with me in personal correspondence: namely the perceived use of Cochrane as a rationale for withholding clinical trials data at the level of individual patients from other individuals and organisations. Cochrane is a strong supporter and founding member of the
AllTrials initiative and is committed to clinical trials transparency. Cochrane does not believe that sharing data with its researchers is an appropriate rationale for withholding the data from alternative researchers. Each application must be judged independently on its merits. Cochrane has issued a
public statement that details our position on access to trial data.