The main objective
of this course is to provide basic concepts on the design and analysis of
clinical trials, which aims to enable students to:
NOTE: Lecture slides, articles
related with the course, projects and reference books are available in
the course webpage.
·
Understand frequently used terms
in clinical trials
·
Identify and
classify different types of trial designs
when reading a clinical trial article
·
Understand the essential design issues of randomized clinical trials
·
Justify the use of Stratification, Blocking, and Blinding
in clinical trials
·
Understand how to write protocols
for clinical trials
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Understand the basic of Meta- Analysis in Clinical trial
·
Differentiate Bias, Random error and Confounding
·
Understand how sample size
determination carried out in clinical trials
·
Understand the basic statistical principles, concepts, and methods
for clinical data analysis
and reporting
