Hello John,
I would say 6 months would be an understatement! however you do it, you can
be sure your subjects will not all come and/or the machine will conk out or
something else - the general rule of thumb is to "think of a number,
multiply by 9, add your age, divide by 3 and multiply by 20 and you will be
closer to your mark"
Cheers,
Anna.
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From: "John Willenbruch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, 2 July 2004 2:11
Subject: Re: Course - Randomised Controlled Trials
Although this course soiunds really good, my work has just allowed me time
off to do a MSc module on research methodology and I don't think they'd let
me go off again for a week.
I was really just looking for the odd hint or tip more than a course, I have
theoretical knowledge its just peoples experiences I am looking forward to
draw on ie. did doing a piece of research destroy your social life for 6
months? Was it best to book lots of the patients in on the same day and
blitz it or spread them over a few weeks/months and save your sanity?
Thanks for all the help so far,
John
>Randomised Controlled Trials Course
>Continuing Professional Development Centre
>University of Oxford.
>
>This 5-day course is accredited by the University of Oxford and will take
>place in on 11, 13, 15, 18, 20 Oct 2004.
>
>The course aims to help participants with the practicalities of conducting
>randomised trials. Subjects covered will include the processes for
>resourcing the trial, recruiting and randomising participants, maintaining
>the trial's momentum, and analysing and reporting it.
>
>The course will be of most benefit to someone planning to do a trial in the
>near future; but should also be useful to anyone who may do a trial or
>wants to find out more about how to interpret trials done by others.
>
>By the end of the course, participants should have:
>• learnt how to cope with the practical aspects of doing a randomised
>trial
>• learnt how such knowledge should influence their interpretation of
>randomised trials done by others
>• addressed specific issues identified as relevant to the
>participants in the conduct and interpretation of randomised trials
>
>For further information or to receive application details contact
>Health Sciences Portfolio, University of Oxford Department for Continuing
>Education
>[log in to unmask], Tel. 01865 286941, Or visit our web site at
>www.conted.ox.ac.uk/health
>
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>Dr Rachel Cox
>Health Sciences Portfolio Manager
>Continuing Professional Development Centre
>Department for Continuing Education
>University of Oxford
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