223.664.01
Design and Conduct of Community Trials
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2010 - 2011
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Luke Mullany
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
140.621, 140.622, 140.623 concurrently, or 140.651-653
340.602 or 340.608 highly recommended
Helps students (1) critically review the community trials literature, (2) develop, identify and justify a randomized community trial design appropriate to answer a set of specific research aims. Different types of randomized study designs appropriate for community (as opposed to clinical) trials are discussed. Topics include critical review of the community trials literature, formulation of specific aims, selection of study designs and appropriate study populations, estimation of sample size, methods for allocation of interventions or treatments, grantsmanship and budgeting, community participation, consent procedures, ethical and cultural considerations, specification of key outcomes, Safety and Monitoring Boards, data analyses and publication of results. These methods apply in many settings, but emphasis is placed on issues that are unique to developing country environments.