Personally I have always have the flare to go into research and also, Quality which am presently into. So for me I would love to be an Investigator where I will be directly in touch with the subjects and involved…   Read more»

I disagree, pharmaceutical drugs can be used to cure certain diseases. those clinical trials are very essential to test the effectiveness of the drug. for example, medications that are heavily being used nowadays to help treat coronavirus have had great…   Read more»

the need of a clinical foundation relies upon the job that one chooses to follow. I would state that jobs in clinical research require a clinical foundation due to the job requirement to execute the tasks needed. This is an…   Read more»

Clinical trials are essential for testing new drugs, devices, and vaccines in development. People have signed up over many years to be subject of the test in clinical trials. While I understand the concern of the side effects that the…   Read more»

I agree with the last statement that clinical studies are necessary for discovery, although I am conflicted with risking human lives for such advancements. It would not be possible to administer a treatment and have an understanding of its effects…   Read more»

I do believe that having a clinical background would be of benefit in certain roles, such as the Principle Investigator or the Study Coordinator. Mostly because these are individuals that would be dealing directly with the patients and reporting any…   Read more»

Having a clinical background isn’t necessary as long as the role doesn’t deal with direct patient interaction. So depending on the role that the person is going for, the preference of a clinical background should then be determined. Having a…   Read more»

If a company invests in developing a new drug/device, then they should follow all the regulations to have an effective product. Clinical trials aid in the success of every drug or device in the market. Anything that humans will use…   Read more»

The FDA requires that any device or drug made and will be used to treat humans, should go through a clinical study/trials. Even if these drugs or devices do not improve the overall wellbeing of humans, we still need them…   Read more»

When it comes to clinical research ethics is a critical point to make sure research participants are safe and their rights are protected. It’s important to make policies because those human participants are in threat. Although, most institutions use the…   Read more»

I agree with the different backgrounds addressing different roles such as statistican, regulatory submission expert or a biomedical engineer attached to the clinical study for provide technical support.  I would however state that all folks involved in clinical work be…   Read more»

The value of clinical studies in my opinion, looks at the larger picture of society. We would all probably agree that if a product, medical device or drug were developed and approved without a definitive plan and set of criteria,…   Read more»

So I agree with your comments regarding that medicine involves situations where values come into conflict. I also think that the regulators such as the FDA have put in place regulations to temper the potential expectations have with clinical studies….   Read more»

As have been said before there is different Pros and cons for clinical studies, one of the cons that come up to my mind is long term side effect. Some side effects appears several years later even after clinical trials…   Read more»

Every clinical trial has a protocol, or action plan, for conducting the trial. The plan describes what will be done in the study, how it will be conducted, and why each part of the study is necessary. Each study has…   Read more»

The practice of medicine sometimes involves situations where important values come into conflict. The refusal of life-saving treatment, the concern that telling the truth could have problematic consequences, acceptable ways of facing a request to die all are examples of…   Read more»

The triple blind study is the more accurate in terms of bias elimination. Also, as professor Simon said in the lecture, the good Doctor of Medicine or a good center reputation can affect on the clinical trial as psychological influence….   Read more»

In my opinion clinical trials doesn’t differ either testing a drug or a device it is a way of improving the overall wellbeing of humans. In pharmaceutical drugs the testing has 5 phases from preclinical trials to approval by FDA….   Read more»