An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Clinical trials receive a lot of media attention; we hear or read about them almost daily in reports heralding new and promising treatments or reports raising questions about the safety or efficacy of an established treatment. The randomized trial is the foundation of evidence-based medicine and the cornerstone for comparative effectiveness research.This book is designed for budding students of clinical trials, novice researchers, and for the serious lay reader wanting to know more about the inner workings of trials, how they are reported, who and what gets studied, what to make of results, and how to shop for trials as a patient. Written with wit and charm, this guide will interest readers in way that formal, didactic texts cannot.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-06-09
Mått:208 x 137 x 17 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780199742967

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Curtis L. Meinert, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was founder of the Center for Clinical Trials and served as its director through September 2005. He was a founding member of the Society for Clinical Trials and was Editor of Controlled Clinical Trials from its inception in 1980 through 1993.

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"An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials provides a solid overview of the entire clinical trial process. More importantly, it provides valuable behind the scenes information and insights into performing clinical trials that you won't get from the usual textbook." -- Kevin McCague, Novartis Pharmaceuticals"An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials is a quick introduction to clinical trials from the perspective of an academic researcher who has distilled his thoughts over a long, distinguished career. The book is written is an easy going, to-the-point style. " -- Norman M. Goldfarb, Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices

Innehållsförteckning

Contents PrefaceChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The language of clinical trialsChapter 3: The recipe for trialsChapter 4: The stages of trialsChapter 5: The anatomy of trialsChapter 6: Authorship and creditsChapter 7: The nature of trialsChapter 8: The ethics of trialsChapter 9: Regulation of trialsChapter 10: Research misconductChapter 11: Myths regarding trialsChapter 12: "Tricks" of the trade from a cynicChapter 13: Reading between the lines, or how to read a journal articleChapter 14: Critics and criticismsChapter 15: What to make of resultsChapter 16: Biostatistics 101Chapter 17: Subgroup analysis vs data dredgingChapter 18: Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsChapter 19: Re-SearchChapter 20: Shopping for a trial?Chapter 21: ReadingsChapter 22: Clinical trials and our healthChapter 23: Final examChapter 24: Last words Appendix - The Mother Test for Designers of Trials - Rating Index for Clinical Trials - A Patient's Guide for Deciding Whether to Enroll in a Randomized Trial - Abbreviations ReferencesIndex