An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials

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Curtis L Meinert (Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Univey, Baltimore, Maryland)

An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials

Curtis L Meinert (Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Univey, Baltimore, Maryland)

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Oxford University Press Inc
30 June 2011

Medical ethics & professional conduct; Clinical trials

Clinical trials receive a lot of media attention; we hear or read about them almost daily in reports heralding new and promising treatments or reports raising questions about the safety or efficacy of an established treatment. The randomized trial is the foundation of evidence-based medicine and the cornerstone for comparative effectiveness research.

This book is designed for budding students of clinical trials, novice researchers, and for the serious lay reader wanting to know more about the inner workings of trials, how they are reported, who and what gets studied, what to make of results, and how to shop for trials as a patient.

Written with wit and charm, this guide will interest readers in way that formal, didactic texts cannot.

By: Curtis L Meinert (Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins Univey Baltimore Maryland)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 137mm, Width: 208mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780199742967
ISBN 10: 0199742960
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 30 June 2011
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Contents Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The language of clinical trials Chapter 3: The recipe for trials Chapter 4: The stages of trials Chapter 5: The anatomy of trials Chapter 6: Authorship and credits Chapter 7: The nature of trials Chapter 8: The ethics of trials Chapter 9: Regulation of trials Chapter 10: Research misconduct Chapter 11: Myths regarding trials Chapter 12: ""Tricks"" of the trade from a cynic Chapter 13: Reading between the lines, or how to read a journal article Chapter 14: Critics and criticisms Chapter 15: What to make of results Chapter 16: Biostatistics 101 Chapter 17: Subgroup analysis vs data dredging Chapter 18: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Chapter 19: Re-Search Chapter 20: Shopping for a trial? Chapter 21: Readings Chapter 22: Clinical trials and our health Chapter 23: Final exam Chapter 24: Last words Appendix - The Mother Test for Designers of Trials - Rating Index for Clinical Trials - A Patient's Guide for Deciding Whether to Enroll in a Randomized Trial - Abbreviations References Index"

Curtis L. Meinert, PhD, is a Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was founder of the Center for Clinical Trials and served as its director through September 2005. He was a founding member of the Society for Clinical Trials and was Editor of Controlled Clinical Trials from its inception in 1980 through 1993.

Reviews for An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials

An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials provides a solid overview of the entire clinical trial process. More importantly, it provides valuable behind the scenes information and insights into performing clinical trials that you won't get from the usual textbook. -- Kevin McCague, Novartis Pharmaceuticals <em>An Insider's Guide to Clinical Trials</em> is a quick introduction to clinical trials from the perspective of an academic researcher who has distilled his thoughts over a long, distinguished career. The book is written is an easy going, to-the-point style. -- Norman M. Goldfarb, <em>Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices</em>