Pragmatic Clinical Trials in Healthcare

0.5 Course Units

This seminar course offers an opportunity for students to understand what a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) is, how it differs from explanatory RCTs, why it is relevant, and key methodological and analytic issues that arise in the conduct of pragmatic trials. The student will also learn about ethical issues in pragmatic trials, nesting relevant studies within a trial, and trial reporting requirements. The intention will be for attendees to be able to directly apply their learnings to their ongoing or future clinical research. 0.5 Course Units