Review
"...readable, informative and at times witty...never stops being concise and well written...a book worth a read..." (
Statistics in Medicine, Vol 23(3), 15 February 2004)
"The book is very prescriptive and full of lists and tables with which to guide managers in making effective decisions in using computer-assisted clinical trials in pharmaceutical studies." (Technometrics, Vol. 45, No. 1, February 2003)
"This book is must-have reading for anyone in the business..." (Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 49, No. 7, 2003)
From the Back Cover
The first practical guide to computer-assisted clinical trials written without use of technical jargon, A Manager’s Guide to the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials provides a comprehensive primer for prospective managers covering every critical issue, including study design, organization, management, and analysis, as well as recruitment, reporting, software, and monitoring.
This step-by-step guide is supported by handy checklists and extracts from submitted protocols. Experienced author and consultant Phillip I. Good incorporates humorous yet instructive anecdotes to illustrate common pitfalls. Based on the proven industrial formula of planning, implementing, and finally performing essential checks, the book’s three sections–"Plan," "Do," and "Check"–include the following material:
- Staffing for success
- Designing trials and determining sample size
- Budgeting
- Exception handling
- Recruiting and retaining patients and physicians
- Data management
- Monitoring the trials
- Data analysis and review
Executive and managerial professionals involved in the design and analysis of clinical experiments, along with clinical research associates, biostatisticians, and students in public health will find A Manager’s Guide to be an indispensable resource.
