Clinical Trial Design Flashcards
1
Q
The uses of clinical study
A
Provide evidence
Needed to test efficacy
Needed to test safety
2
Q
Basic considerations involved in trial design
A
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)
3
Q
types of clinical trial
A
double blind
single blind
randomised
placebo controlled
