Posted by: @merzkrashed As Dr.Simon mentioned about placebo-controlled trials, which is A “dummy” device or drug is used on one group of patients and compared to patients with the real one, or sometimes called a ‘sugar pill. Or a fake…   Read more»

Posted by: @amandaally1029 With clinical studies comes lots of risks, especially where human participants are concerned. However, in order to figure out if a medical product, device, or drug is essential, these studies are necessary. What do you think are…   Read more»

Posted by: @smitshah I cant really think Why is it needed to use double blind study since I think single blind i.e. only patient blind must work.In double blind both Investigator and patient will not know about the drug and…   Read more»

Posted by: @smitshah I cant really think Why is it needed to use double blind study since I think single blind i.e. only patient blind must work.In double blind both Investigator and patient will not know about the drug and…   Read more»

It is important to find the root cause of death before making any initial assessments on what to blame. The responsibility will depend on the language in the informed consent regarding risks and adverse events. I have not been involved…   Read more»

I would like to work in a position where I’m involved with data collection and processing, so either a CRA or investigator. However, I also would consider a position such as a monitor where I’m looking over the protocol and…   Read more»

In a clinical trial, the two major models are single blind and double blind trials. Human behavior is influenced by what we know or believe. In research there is a particular risk of expectation influencing findings leading to biased results….   Read more»

Before clinical trial a drug or medical device cannot go into the market. Clinical trial has unavoidable moral conflict which cannot be solved permanently. Without clinical trial we won’t know the good or bad effects of the drug or device….   Read more»

I want to be an investigator in clinical research trial. By being n investigator I will be directly in touch with the subjects and involved in the research methods. Being in a lab/research environment excites me. Seeing the results and…   Read more»

I would like to work as a Clinical Quality Assurance Auditor (CQA) who is responsible to ensure that the trials are performed as per the guidelines and regulations considering the various GxP practices such as Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good…   Read more»

Clinical trials are meant to find new ways to detect, prevent, treat diseases or make an improvement to an existing drug or device. New methods/procedures are not possible without clinical trials.                   …   Read more»

Out of the clinical research roles, I would be most interested in working as an investigator. My first reason for this interest is I would want to participate in the treatments for the subjects. I also like the ability to…   Read more»

In a single blind study, the experimenters are aware of which subjects are receiving the treatment but the participants are not aware. This type of study is useful from preventing participants from altering the behavior to conform to what they…   Read more»

On my suggestion, I would prefer to be a Clinical investigator in closely investigating the subject’s health data. This role is where the investigator has to gather the subject’s medical history before testing on them. The investigator has to treat…   Read more»

Clinical trials are risky but it is necessary regardless of how many preclinical trials are performed. Testing a subject (individual) is not that good but however helping for the mass of humankind would be beneficial for all. The most practical…   Read more»

I’ve recently heard from multiple professionals in industry about the benefits of some type of clinical experience. Even if the experience it is less official than a position as a nurse or a doctor, experience in ways such as observing…   Read more»

I feel that a placebo-controlled study is important and valid. The purpose of the study as we know is to understand the effect of  treatment that do not depend on the treatment itself. The control group and the group of…   Read more»

While I was completing undergraduate research at NJIT, I assisted with starting a new study using Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as an imaging technique. The investigators completed the IRB application and received IRB approval, though I was not involved in…   Read more»