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Based on the following research papers you are tasked with designing a clinical trial to test a new medical treatment but have no means for recruiting a control group. Explain what kind of study design you would use.
Research papers:
National Research Council (US) Committee on New and Emerging Models in Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Biomedical Models and Resources: Current Needs and Future Opportunities. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1998. 2, Biomedical Model Definition. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK230283/Links to an external site.
What makes a good model system? Model Systems in Biology. https://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/modelsys.html. Accessed December 6, 2021.Links to an external site.
Umscheid C. A., Margolis D. J., Grossman C. E. Key concepts of clinical trials: a narrative review. Postgrad Med. 2011;123(5):194-204. doi:10.3810/pgm.2011.09.2475Download Umscheid C. A., Margolis D. J., Grossman C. E. Key concepts of clinical trials: a narrative review. Postgrad Med. 2011;123(5):194-204. doi:10.3810/pgm.2011.09.2475
Bhide A., Shah P. S., Acharya G. A simplified guide to randomized controlled trials. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018;97(4):380-387. doi:10.1111/aogs.13309Download Bhide A., Shah P. S., Acharya G. A simplified guide to randomized controlled trials. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018;97(4):380-387. doi:10.1111/aogs.13309
Thiese M. S. Observational and interventional study design types; an overview. Biochem Med (Zagreb). 2014;24(2):199-210. doi:10.11613/BM.2014.022
