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Module Guide from winter term 2023/24

Modul MA2214-KP04, MA2214

Clinical Studies (KlinStud)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each winter semester
Credit points:


4
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Bachelor CLS 2023 (compulsory), mathematics, 3rd or 5th semester
  • Master Nutritional Medicine 2023 (compulsory), medical computer science, 1st semester
  • Bachelor Medical Informatics 2019 (optional subject), medical computer science, 4th to 6th semester
  • Bachelor CLS 2016 (compulsory), mathematics, 3rd or 5th semester
  • Master Nutritional Medicine 2019 (compulsory), medical computer science, 1st semester
  • Bachelor Medical Informatics 2014 (optional subject), medical computer science, 5th or 6th semester
  • Master Computer Science 2012 (optional subject), specialization field medical informatics, 3rd semester
  • Bachelor Medical Informatics 2011 (optional subject), medical computer science, 4th to 6th semester
  • Bachelor MES 2011 (optional subject), life sciences, 3rd or 5th semester
  • Bachelor CLS 2010 (compulsory), mathematics, 3rd or 5th semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Clinical Studies (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Clinical Studies (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 45 Hours in-classroom work
  • 15 Hours exam preparation
  • 60 Hours private studies and exercises
Contents of teaching:
  • Definition of a clinical study according to the German Drug Law, classification of clinical studies, clinical development
  • Basic principles of clinical trials and measures against bias
  • Regulations and study documents
  • Development of a clinical study, especially a study protocol
  • Contents of a study protocol
  • Link to health economics
  • Further topics like
  • Special study designs
  • Advanced statistical analyses
  • Report and publication
  • Professional fields in clinical studies (study statistics, data management, monitoring, quality management, pharmacovigilance, project management)
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Students can describe the regulatory framework of clinical trials with drugs.
  • They can describe the main areas of activity in the fields of study statistics, data management, monitoring, information technology and quality assurance.
  • They can explain the basic principles of clinical trials and measures to achieve these basic principles.
  • They can create relevant parts of a study protocol.
  • They can represent study populations descriptively.
  • They can perform case number planning for simple clinical studies.
  • Students can assign studies and their key points to the stages of clinical development.
  • They can explain different study designs.
  • They are informed about ethical problems and guidelines and the principles of data protection.
  • Acquisition of german and english technical language
Grading through:
  • portfolio exam
Requires:
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
  • Gaus W., Chase D.: Klinische Studien: Regelwerke, Strukturen, Dokumente und Daten - Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH 2007 (2. Auflage)
  • Stapff M.: Arzneimittelstudien - Eine Einführung in klinische Prüfungen für Ärzte, Studenten, medizinisches Assistenzpersonal und interessierte Laien - Germering/München: W. Zuckschwerdt Verlag GmbH 2008 (5. Auflage)
  • Schumacher, M., Schulgen, G.: Methodik klinischer Studien: Methodische Grundlagen der Planung, Durchführung und Auswertung - Berlin: Springer 2008 (3. Auflage)
  • Friedman, L.M., Furberg, C.D., DeMets, D.L., Reboussin, D.M., Granger, C.B.: Fundamentals of Clinical Trials - Springer 2015 (5th edition)
Language:
  • German and English skills required
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- None

Module exam(s):
- MA2214-L1: Clinical Studies, portfolio exam, 100% of module grade with contributions from written exam (50%) and project work (50%)

Letzte Änderung:
19.9.2025