Small Clinical Trials: Issues and Challenges

by Board on Health Sciences Policy, Charles H. Evans Jr., National Research Council, et al.

Clinical trials are used to elucidate the most appropriate preventive, diagnostic, or treatment options for individuals with a given medical condition. Perhaps the most essential feature of a clinical trial is that it aims to use results based on a limited sample of research participants to see if the intervention is safe and effective or if it is comparable to a comparison treatment. Sample size is a crucial component of any clinical trial. A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309073332
• ISBN13: 9780309073332
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"