Information about the course Clinical Epidemiology: Randomized Clinical Trials.
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Goal:
After following this course, the participant should be able to write the protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Format:
The course runs two times a year on four half-day sessions on consecutive weeks. (09.00 - 12.30 hrs).
Scheduled dates:
- tba
Content:
Phase I-IV research; types of trial design (parallel groups, cross-over, factorial, cluster-randomized & sequential designs); defining hypothesis, power and sample size and study objectives (superiority, equivalence, non-inferiority); defining the population of patients; blinding, randomization, placebo; CONSORT; data handling; randomization schemes; practical issues; Data Safety Monitoring and stopping rules; data-analysis and presentation; missing values; costs.
Target Audience:
AMC PhD candidates who will be involved in a randomized controlled trial.
Language:
The course is given in English.
Certificate:
To qualify for the certificate, the participant must attend all lectures and complete all assignments satisfactorily. Attendance is registered.
Study load:
16 hours, which is comparable to 0.6 ECTS points.
Number of participants:
Maximum 25 per course.
Costs:
No charge for registered AMC PhD candidates. Employees of the AMC or AMC Medical Research BV can participate provided slots are available. All other participants are charged a fee of 625 euro.
Course Coordinator:
Prof. dr. A.H. Zwinderman / Department of Clinical Epidemiology / a.h.zwinderman@amsterdamumc.nl /tel. +31 (0)20 - 566 5820.
More information:
From the course coordinator or AMC Graduate School / graduateschool@amc.uva.nl / room E2-172 / tel. +31 (0)20 - 566 4618.
Contact:
AMC Graduate School
E-mail: graduateschool@amc.uva.nl
Tel: +31 (0)20 - 566 3108