Clinical Research and Analysis (ZFTK_054)
About Study Course
Objective
1. To introduce the scientific, statistical and ethical principles of medical research.
2. To learn the basic principles of clinical trial design.
3. To learn the basic principles of statistical calculations in clinical trials.
4. To develop skills in interpreting and critically evaluating the results of clinical trial publications.
Prerequisites
Informatics, mathematics
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, students will:
1. describe the types and designs of different medical research studies
2. know the levels of evidence and the differences between them
3. know the basic principles of experimental research design
4. define the requirements for assessing the efficacy and safety of medicines
5. be familiar with the criteria for analysing clinical trial publications
6. know the basic principles of descriptive and inferential statistics in clinical trials
7. identify ethical principles in clinical trials and their importance
8. know the basic principles of systematic review methodology.
On completion of this course, students will:
1. be able to define key words and search for clinical trial and systematic review protocols and publications
3. be able to distinguish between levels of evidence
4. be able to assess the methodological quality of clinical trials
5. be able to evaluate statistical results of clinical trials
6. be able to assess the clinical/practical relevance of the results of clinical trials
7. be able to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
8. be able to assess the results of systematic reviews.
On completion of this course, students will:
1. be able to critically evaluate the methodological quality of clinical research; interpret its impact on the reliability of results
2. be able to interpret the statistical results of clinical trials; their applicability to practice in the context of the methodological quality and other similar trials; justify their opinions.
