Introduction to Clinical Trials

3 credits · Graduate Programs

An introduction to methodological issues in the design and conduct of randomized controlled trials. Topics include ethics, blinding, randomization, sample size determination, sequential designs, data monitoring, and the logistical and organizational aspects of single centre and multi-centre trials. Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 and 640; or Medical Science 643.01 (Biostatistics I) and 647.01 (Fundamentals Of Epidemiology); and admission to the Community Health Sciences graduate program. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Community Health Sciences 641 and Medical Science 659.04 (Intro To Clinical Trials) will not be allowed.