Randomised clinical trials in general practice.

Randomised controlled trials in general practice.

This course addresses methods in performing randomised controlled trials in general practice with a special emphasize on cluster randomised trials. Students will develop an understanding of how to plan, implement, analyze, report and evaluate RCTs. Original research will be presented by principal investigators, followed by discussions of papers with focus on design options and analytic strategi...

Clinical trials in general practice.

a short time if chaos is to be prevented. Many London clinicians and managers are disgruntled about the delay in capital programmes and the granting of trust status that this latest inquiry has brought. But Mr Waldegrave's move to go beyond the market and develop a strategic London wide approach should be greeted with relief. Properly executed, Sir Bernard's work should mean an end to the miasm...

Randomised controlled trials in general practice: time for international collaboration.

Unintentional injury to children aged under 5 caused 428 300 deaths globally in 1990. Not surprisingly, the majority are in the developing world, with 740 deaths annually per million of the population aged less than 5, compared with 249 per million a year in developed countries. However, injuries account for 15.6% of deaths after the perinatal period in this age group in the developed regions, ...

General practice-based clinical trials in Germany - a problem analysis

BACKGROUND In Germany, clinical trials and comparative effectiveness studies in primary care are still very rare, while their usefulness has been recognised in many other countries. A network of researchers from German academic general practice has explored the reasons for this discrepancy. METHODS Based on a comprehensive literature review and expert group discussions, problem analyses as we...

Epidemiology in practice: randomised controlled trials.