Publisher's Synopsis
The first practical guide to computer–assisted clinical trials written without use of technical jargon, A Managers Guide to the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials provides a comprehensive primer for prospective managers covering every critical issue, including study design, organization, management, and analysis, as well as recruitment, reporting, software, and monitoring.
This step–by–step guide is supported by handy checklists and extracts from submitted protocols. Experienced author and consultant Phillip I. Good incorporates humorous yet instructive anecdotes to illustrate common pitfalls. Based on the proven industrial formula of planning, implementing, and finally performing essential checks, the books three sections"Plan," "Do," and "Check"include the following material:
- Staffing for success
- Designing trials and determining sample size
- Budgeting
- Exception handling
- Recruiting and retaining patients and physicians
- Data management
- Monitoring the trials
- Data analysis and review
Executive and managerial professionals involved in the design and analysis of clinical experiments, along with clinical research associates, biostatisticians, and students in public health will find A Managers Guide to be an indispensable resource.
