- Short Description: The course will explain the basic principles for the design of randomized clinical trials and how they should be reported. In the first part of the course, students will be introduced to terminology used in clinical trials and the several common designs used for clinical trials, such as parallel and cross-over designs. The course will also explain some of the mechanics of clinical trials, like randomization and blinding of treatment. In the second half of the course, clinical trials analysis and interpretation will be explained. Finally, the course will provide a review the essential ethical consideration involved in conducting experiments on people.
- Topics covered: Types of Trial Designs: parallel, crossover, group allocation, factorial, large simple, equivalency, non-inferiority, and adaptive designs.
- Provider: Johns Hopkins University via Coursera
- Level: Basic
- Language: English
- Cost: Free
- Venue: Online
- Duration: 6 weeks; 2-3 h per week
- Certificate of Completion: Available/ Paid
