Basics of Clinical Research

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAF-KKA-T
  • 1 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • autumn
Prerequisites:

OAA-MET-T finished , OAA-OET-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 8

Topic

The goal of the course is to introduce the students to the basic principles of clinical research, including the set-up of a research plan, choosing the proper way of measurement, data collection and processing, publishing and project management. The course will be held as a hybrid course: combination of e-learning and personal consultations.

Lectures

  • 1. Introduction - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 2. SMART-B - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 3. Study question - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 4. Literature research - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 5. Measurement categories - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 6. Data collection, database - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 7. Statistics - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 8. Basics of project management - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 9. Human resources - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 10. Financial questions - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 11. Publication - oral - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 12. Publication - written - Schlégl Ádám Tibor

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

Basics of Clinical Research: Introduction to Clinical Research

Khawaja, Laura Castillo-Saavedra, Felipe Fregni, Steven D Freedman, Fabio Pinna, and Andre Brunoni

DOI:10.1093/med/9780199324491.003.0001

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Presentation of a research plan, project plan and publishing plan

Mid-term exams

The student must present and defend his/her research plan, project plan and publishing plan.

Making up for missed classes

None

Exam topics/questions

The student must present and defend his/her research plan, project plan and publishing plan.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Schlégl Ádám Tibor