This course reviews the nuts-and-bolts of effective clinical trial design and the basic anatomy of a clinical trial. Topics include trial designs by stage in drug/device development; the various types of trial designs and when they apply; defining the hypothesis and study objectives; defining clinically meaningful safety and efficacy endpoints and study procedures; selecting the study population and determining sample size; scientific/ethical considerations; and data analyses and statistical considerations.
Other Credits: BRN: 24 CE hours.
Note: Prerequisite: The Drug Development Process, FPM 40173. Elective for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management.
Course Number: FPM-40205
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Clinical Trials Design and Management
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences department at 858-534-9262 or unexhealthcare@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.