I would like to be a Research Assistant. This is more for Ph.D. students in a lab setting. Where the PI(Principal Investigator). Since I believe it is a high return for low risk. Depending on your P.I. you are able…   Read more»

I would prefer sponsors role as they do research on rules and regulations in order to develop protocols. In order for sponsor to start clinical trials they have to follow good clinical practices which involves 21 CFR regulation by FDA,…   Read more»

In a clinical trial, I would perform the monitoring duties. I would choose this because I would be able to travel to all of the locations where the clinical trial is taking place and ensure the integrity of the data…   Read more»

While I have never participated in a clinical trial as an investigator or patient, one idea for being able to track AEs is by having the patient have a wearable device such as an Apple Watch to help monitor patients…   Read more»

If people know that there is a possibility that the device or medication they got is not actual but dummy then there are chances of corrupting the results because if they were given the actual thing and they think its…   Read more»

As mentioned above, responsibility (or blame) may depend on the wording used in the informed consent form and in the ethical practices of the sponsors and investigators running the clinical trial. For example, if the risk of death was mentioned…   Read more»

Based on the lecture I think double blind referee to the doctor and patient not knowing which medication is real and which is dummy medication. This study can avoid possibility of doctor influencing the result by being bias. Results obtained…   Read more»

I agree with most of these posts in that placebos are both ethical and necessary in testing certain treatments. As long as the patient’s safety is not jeopardized, and the signed informed consent form properly details any risks(which must be…   Read more»

I feel that a double blind study should be preferred over just a single blind study because ideally the patient not knowing if he has been given a placebo or not is important as the investigator knowing will not affect…   Read more»

I feel Placebo trials are important because it helps us understand the how effective is the drug in curing the disease/ illness. We get to know that how much psychological effect helps by using such trials. I totally feels its…   Read more»

Having a clinical background according to me is not required. If you have good knowledge about the human anatomy is sufficient. Although having a clinical experience is very advantageous as they have dealt with patients and can add fruitful information…   Read more»

A double blind study provides more assurance that the results of the study are as accurate and unbias as possible. For example, this type of study can be conducted by randomly assigning treatment of oral placebo sugar pills and pills…   Read more»

A clinical background is definitely desired for anyone involved with clinical trials, especially for roles with direct patient interaction. For example, an investigator would really benefit from a clinical background since they will be responsible for ensuring the subject’s/patient’s safety…   Read more»

I definitely agree with the points listed above as to how to improve the Verification/Validation process. I believe the verification process is very important because it lets the engineers and other departments if anything is deficient with the product. Verification…   Read more»

For starters, I believe a double blind study is definitely better for clinical trials that involve the testing of things like a new medicine or pill. The reason for this is that it removes any additional bias that could have…   Read more»

In my opinion, I believe it is very important for patients to be given the decision to determine whether data or samples pertaining to them can be used for research or other purposes. For starters, the creation of untold unknowns…   Read more»

As mentioned by Dr. Simon, a major factor involved in high level clinical tests is the ability to remove any bias that could impact the results of a test. In the case posed in the question here, the bias under…   Read more»

The mind can have a powerful influence on the body, and in some cases can even help the body heal. The mind can even sometimes trick you into believing that a fake treatment has real therapeutic results, a phenomenon that…   Read more»

In psychology, a single-blind study is a type of experiment or clinical trial in which the experimenters are aware of which subjects are receiving the treatment or independent variable, but the participants of the study are not. A study in…   Read more»

In my opinion, whether the clinical background is necessary depends on what your main work is. If you人work need to spend most of the time with the patient face-to-face contact, then the clinical background is certainly necessary. In contrast, if…   Read more»