Description

Statistics are widely used in clinical trials from the design stage and sample sizing through to the analysis and reporting. This course provides an easy to understand explanation of the various statistical terms you will come across and enables you to communicate effectively with statisticians.

Who is it suitable for?

The course has previously been delivered for

• CRAs/Project Managers
• Regulatory Staff
• Data Managers
  
• Marketing & Sales Teams in Pharma Companies
• Medical Advisers
  

Course Content:

Statistics in Trial Design

• Difference trials
• Equivalence trials
• Non-inferiority trials
• Objectives, endpoints & comparisons

Data and Data Summaries

• Types of data, types of endpoints
• Surrogate endpoints
• Issues relating to graphs, tables and diagrams

Statistical Aspects of Clinical Trials

• Standard deviation and standard errors
• Confidence intervals
• Comparing two groups
• Hazard ratios/Kaplan Meier

Significance Testing

• Null and alternative hypothesis
• Types of error
• p-values and confidence intervals

Power and Sample Size

• What is power
• The price for each course is £250 +VAT. If you are a freelancer, work for charity, academic institution or in the NHS then you qualify for the non-commercial rate of just £125 + VAT.