Postgraduate Course: Clinical Trials (PUHR11021)
Course Outline
| School | School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Public Health Research |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/education/mph/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Design of clinical trials, principles of analysis, and interpretation of findings. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
&·Understand the role of the randomised controlled trial in a range of areas of application.
&·Identify appropriate populations for different types of analysis.
&·Understand the principles of analysis.
&·Contribute to the design of clinical trial protocols.
Areas to be covered include:
&·Basics of clinical trial design
&·Randomisation, avoidance of bias, ethical issues
&·Types of trial design
&·Parallel groups, cross-over trials, sequential methods
&·Sample size
&·Explanatory vs pragmatic trials
&·Regulatory/organisational aspects
&·Analysis of parallel group studies
&·Cross-over trials design and analysis aspects,
&·Two period trials, multi-period trials N-of-1 trials
&·Trials for equivalence
&·Use of baseline values
&·Interpretation of results multiple testing, subgroup analysis published papers
&·Introduction to unusual and advanced methods of design and analysis |
Assessment Information
| Design of a clinical trial protocol |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Gillian Mchugh
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Course secretary | Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
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