CRE - 556 Clinical Research Design

This course stresses the concepts of clinical research study designs. A detailed look into the need, design, methods, conduct of study, analysis, results, interpretation and inferences of various clinical research designs is the main theme of this course. The objectives are to: 1. Familiarize with the need for clinical research, and various clinical research study designs. 2. Understand the reasoning behind the study hypothesis, design and methods. 3. Develop understanding of measurement, bias and randomization in clinical research. 4. Awareness of study procedures and monitoring of safety and adverse events. 5. Critically appraise published medical literature in clinical research design. Retake course for credit: No. Pass/no pass grading allowed: No. Credit(s): 4