Textbook of Clinical Trials 2/e

Now published in its Second Edition, the Textbook of Clinical Trials offers detailed coverage of trial methodology in
diverse areas of medicine in a single comprehensive volume.
Praise for the First Edition:

"... very useful as an introduction to clinical research, or for those planning specific studies within therapeutic or
disease areas."
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol. 92, No. 2, February 2005

The book’s main concept is to describe the impact of clinical trials on the practice of medicine. It separates the
information by therapeutic area because the impact of clinical trials, the problems encountered, and the numbers of
trials in existence vary tremendously from specialty to specialty. The sections provide a background to the
disease area and general clinical trial methodology before concentrating on particular problems experienced in that
area.
Specific examples are used throughout to address these issues.

The Textbook of Clinical Trials, Second Edition:

Highlights the various ways clinical trials have influenced the practice of medicine in many therapeutic areas
Describes the challenges posed by those conducting clinical trials over a range of medical specialities and allied
fields Additional therapeutic areas are included in this Second Edition to fill gaps in the First Edition as the number
and complexity of trials increases in this rapidly developing area Newly covered or updated in the Second Edition:
general surgery, plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, palliative care, primary care, anaesthesia and pain, transfusion,
wound healing, maternal and perinatal health, early termination, organ transplants, ophthalmology, epilepsy, infectious
disease, neuro-oncology, adrenal, thyroid and urological cancers, as well as a chapter on the Cochrane network
An invaluable resource for pharmaceutical companies, the Textbook of Clinical Trials, Second Edition appeals to those
working in contract research organizations, medical departments and in the area of public health and health science
alike.