Clinical Trials in Osteoporosis 2/e

The second revised and updated edition of Clinical Trials in
Osteoporosis is a practical handbook on clinical trials in the
growing field of osteoporosis. Topics covered include study design,
technical issues, data collection, quality assurance, data analysis
and presentation. It takes the user through the process step-by-step
from start to finish, also providing a background on regulatory
guidelines, ethical implications, endpoints, current therapies and
the ideal drug to use.

Clinical Trials in Osteoporosis is intended to serve as a practical
manual for clinicians and scientists coming to the subject new and to
provide a standard for existing centers to measure themselves against.

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Introduction.- I. Study Design and the Pre-trial Phase: Study Design
and Endpoints.- Ethical Considerations.- Standardization and Pre-
trial Quality Control.- II. Performing the Trial: Organization of the
Clinical Trial by the Sponsor.- Local Site Organization.- Clinical
Trial Quality Assurance.- Laboratory and Instrument Quality Control.-
III. Data Analysis and Presentation: Data Analysis and Presentation:
Writing a Paper for Publication.- IV. Background: Current Therapies
for Osteoporosis.- The Ideal Drug for the Treatment of Osteoporosis.-
Instrument Measurements in Osteoporosis Clinical Trials: Evaluating
the Endpoints.- Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover.- Future
Therapies and Clinical Trials.- Appendix A: Glossary.- Appendix B:
Sample Study Data.