Clinical Trials 101

Overview

This module serves as our starting point to provide a common understanding of what a clinical trial is and to review some common terminology we may encounter during our short course.

Slide Deck

 

You can also download the original PowerPoint file.

References

Below are some references to highlight based on the slides and code:

• The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose: the BMJ paper introducing the PRECIS-2 framework that helps to summarize how trials may be made pragmatic on different elements

• CONSORT 2010 statement: the CONSORT guidelines provide a template of what to report (and what we should be thinking of when designing a study)