Studying at York
Randomised Controlled Trials - HEA00034M
- Department: Health Sciences
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
To understand, critically review and be able to design a randomised controlled trial.
Module learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students will:
- Be able to write a funding proposal for a randomised trial.
- Be able to critically review published randomised trials.
Module content
The module will include covering the following:
- Weaknesses of observational Studies, Regression discontinuity; Random allocation Pragmatic trials. Sources of bias in trials
- Sample size, outcomes
- Ethics Research Governance, writing a trial protocol, statistical aspects of trial design
- Cluster design, factorial trials
- Zelen’s method, Preference, Placebo trial designs, n = 1, cross-over, balanced design
- Unequal allocation, trial quality, Increasing response rates to follow-up
- Data management; pilot trials, cohort trial, Trial Recruitment
- Trial cost, Economic evaluation alongside trials, Stepped wedge, publishing trials
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
Written feedback for summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.
Indicative reading
- Torgerson, D. and Toergerson, C. (2008). Designing Randomised Trials in Health, Education and the Social Sciences. Palgrave Macmillan.