Conducting Clinical Trials

Providing Advice, Expertise and Support

The CPTU provides the scientific, technical and computing expertise needed to support clinical trial research from conception through to completion, including an open access consultancy service covering all aspects of trial design, management and analysis. We offer investigators assistance to build on their ideas or pilot studies and provide support and advice from an expert multi-disciplinary team on the best clinical trial methodology. Our expertise includes:

Epidemiology
Systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Trial design and conduct
Protocol development and case report form design
Research costs and funding applications
Establishing collaborative networks of investigators
Ethics and regulatory applications
Randomisation procedures
Strategies for patient recruitment
Research governance and quality assurance
Web-based data management
Statistical analysis and reporting
Pharmacovigilance and monitoring
Incorporation of health economics and quality of life measures