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BigCoviData Study Terminated: Lessons from Spain's 100,000-Patient COVID-19 Prognostic Factor Analysis

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5 May 2026

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Spain's ambitious BigCoviData study aimed to analyse 100,000 COVID-19 patients using electronic health records to identify prognostic factors, but was terminated before completion. The study's failure highlights challenges in large-scale pandemic research.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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