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Design and interpretation of Clinical Trials (CT) - Coggle Diagram
Design and interpretation of Clinical Trials (CT)
Clinical Trials
Experiments designed to evaluate new interventions to prevent/Treat diseases
What can be tested?
Drugs
Devices
Surgeries
Behavioral interventions
Community health programs
Health delivery systems
Gold Standard
For determining if an intervention is effective
Evaluates:
Benefits vs. Risks
Mainaining objectivity and unbias
Types of CTs
Superiority Hypotheses
Parallel Design
Simultaneous comparison
Randomization in Tx selection for each Px.
Compares statistically
Diagram
Sample Px
Current Tx
Improved
Not improved
New Tx
Improved
Not improved
Randomized
Crossover Design
Factorial Design
Large, Simple Design