Clinical Research Process
Advances in Research
The Common Fund programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) include the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) initiative (NIH, 2013). The PROMIS initiative seeks to exploit the creative potential of researchers and clinicians, for the purpose of developing new methods for reporting patient outcomes; however, in contrast to more quantitative measures, such as laboratory tests and radiological findings, the PROMIS initiative is focused on outcomes from the perspective of patients. These outcomes can include patient reports of changes in pain levels, activities of daily living, cognitive performance, social connectedness, and psychological health. These outcome measures will be used to inform researchers and clinicians about an intervention's effectiveness, from a relevant and potentially more meaningful perspective.
Passage of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided funds for the creation of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a non-profit institute dedicated to improving the quality and relevance of the evidence used for making evidence-based healthcare decisions (PCORI, 2014). Recently, PCORI announced funding for 46 new research projects, totaling $102 million, for clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects (PR Newswire, 2014). This amount is on top of the $671 million in awards that have been made since PCORI began funding research projects in 2012. The main focus of the most recent funding decision is patient-centered outcomes in obesity and patient transitions from hospital to home. The Addressing Disparities Program will award two $10 million dollar grants for studying obesity treatments offered in the primary care setting, while the...
Clinical Research Administration Embracing the scholar-practitioner (SP) model in clinical research represents a critical responsibility to improve, to inform, and to inspire the lives of others: improve through scholarly research, inform through practical application, and inspire through leadership. During the semester, awareness was heightened as to the importance of scholarly writing, theory implementation, and leadership influence. Being charged with such responsibilities is not for the faint of heart. Becoming independent scholars
Clinical Research Ethics Medical research is the most sensitive field of research in the entire field of academia. It is governed by several rules, regulations, and ethical standards. For instance, no research endeavor is allowed in case it hurts the life of any human being whether directly or indirectly. Secondly, any research that is to be done must meet environmental conservation measures and should not deride or harm human dignity in
Membership in Professional Organizations Hospitals and other healthcare facilities observe patient experiences for assessing and improving care quality. As nursing professionals devote considerable time to their patients, they greatly influence patient experiences. For providing patients with superior quality healthcare, nursing staff must identify influential factors in the nursing environment. Patients' experiences in the care setting are recognized as markers of care quality assessment and improvement. When patient experiences are gauged by
Letter to Support the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) is an Act of U.S. Congress that makes it illegal for employers and health insurance companies to use genetic information against an individual. For instance, if a person has a genetic predisposition to a particular disease that runs in his or her family tree, an insurer is not allowed to use
Nurse led clinical research: neonatal nurses' perceptions and experiences The aims of the study are to understand the experiences of clinical nurses in conducting and utilizing clinical research within their neonatal setting. This is a qualitative study of five neonatal nurses who were interviewed using semi-structured, face-to-face interviews to obtain the study data. This was a phenomenology-based study, which means it was meant to study the overall structure of the nurses experiences
Roles of Clinical Research Team Members The relevance of a competently constituted clinical research team cannot be overstated when it comes to the success of clinical trials. This is true for both a site-based clinical research team and a sponsor-based clinical research team. Sponsor-Based Clinical Research Team Data Coordinator According to Robinson (2009, p. 9), "the primary role of a data coordinator is to ensure that the clinical trial database is accurate and complete,
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