Introduction to Clinical Research Comprehensive Course

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This self-paced video course is centered on the video and we provide downloadable notes on each topic to provide reference materials that go into more detail.

Overview of Clinical Research

Clinical research is a type of medical research conducted with human volunteers. Clinical researchers study human health and illness for a variety of reasons, including testing treatments to understand how to improve symptoms, conditions, or quality of life; investigating the causes of diseases; and exploring how behaviors impact human health.

Key Players in Clinical Research Trials

Who are the Key Players in Clinical Research?

Clinical research involves the following six key roles: Sponsor, Clinical Research Organization, Regulatory and Ethics Bodies, Study Site, Principal Investigator, and Subjects.

Clinical Trial Design

Clinical study design involves the formulation of clinical trials and experiments and observational studies that are carried out in medical, clinical, and other types of research. The title of the study protocol provides an on-point description of the type of the study. Take the example of this clinical trial protocol below.

Clinical Research Project Lifecycle

Virb’s training content is award winning and is specifically designed to train learners enhance performance on the job (versus learning about what the job is). We use real clinical data to train against. Our format uses animated video to deliver comprehension on the topics.

This self-paced video course is centered on the video and we provide downloadable notes on each topic to provide reference materials that go into more detail.

Key Documents and Software in Clinical Research

In clinical trials, Essential Documents refer to regulatory documents that serve to demonstrate the compliance of the Investigator, Sponsor, and Monitor with the standards of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and with all applicable regulatory requirements.

International Conference on Harmonization—Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) groups Essential Documents into three sections based on when they are created.

Ethics in Clinical Research

Perhaps one of the most complex topics within clinical research are the ethics surrounding the profession. We provide case studies to help you understand the ins and outs of ethical behavior in context for today’s issues.