Clinical Trial Design Flashcards

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The uses of clinical study

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Provide evidence

Needed to test efficacy

Needed to test safety

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Basic considerations involved in trial design

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Time scale

end points(death, no. of hospital admissions, desired effect)

choice of control drug - placebo, actual drug

choice of patient (age, race, compliance)

exclusion criteria (pregnant women, children)

drug used (formulation, dose, frequency)

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types of clinical trial

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double blind

single blind

randomised

placebo controlled

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