Clinical Trials: A Practical Guide to Design, Analysis, and Reporting - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1901346722 ISBN 13: 9781901346725

Publisher: REMEDICA, 2005

Synopsis

Explains statistics specifically for a medically literate audience. Readers gain not only an understanding of the basics of medical statistics, but also a critical insight into how to review and evaluate clinical trial evidence.

About this title

From the Author

The book was edited by Dr Duolao Wang, a lecturer from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Medical Statistics Unit, and Dr Ameet Bakhai, a Cardiologist based at Barnet General and Royal Free Hospitals, in London.
The book is aimed at physicians, statisticians, pharmacists, medical students, clinical researchers, medical writers, data managers, study co-ordinators, pharmaceutical sales representatives, and financial (medical) analysts. It aims to equip readers with an understanding of the basics of clinical trials as well as the critical insight into how to review, publish and evaluate clinical trial evidence.

Clinical trials form the backbone of evidence-based medicine, and appreciating clinical trial methods allows readers to critique, design and report clinical trials. The book is a jargon-busting guide characterised by short, easy-to-read chapters with trial examples, serving an essential reading for anyone involved in planning, conducting, analysing and reporting clinical research.

Within it's first month the book has sold over 10,000 copies. It is currently being reviewed as text for an MSc programme at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is being reviewed as educational material by medical journals, senior clinicans and investment bankers.

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Synopsis

This book is a friendly jargon buster, which aims to demystify clinical trials. It is divided into five sections: fundamentals of trial design, alternative trial designs, basics of statistical analysis, special trial issues in data analysis, and reporting of trials. Using simple language the book explains with illustrations of numerous trial examples, the conceptual and methodological issues that occur at all stages of clinical trial covering trial design, conduct, analysis and reporting. The book is an educational and approachable reference in a difficult area of medicine where clinicians often feel uncertain and this material helps them review, appraise and publish trials and clinical evidence. The audience for the book includes physicians, statisticians, pharmacists, medical students, clinical researchers, medical writers, data managers, study co-ordinators, pharmaceutical sales representatives, and financial (medical) analysts.

Edition details

• Publisher: REMEDICA
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1901346722
• ISBN 13: 9781901346725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Wang Duolao, Bakhai Ameet