LibGuides: Research: Clinical Research

Clinical Research

Many of our Library Users might find themselves wanting to design and run a clinical research study. These resources below can help with that.

Below are some great resources from across the web you might find useful!

These websites can help you design studies involving human subjects and ensure that your project is following current best practices.

10 Simple Rules for Good Research Practice
This article published in PLoS Computational Biology in 2022 describes how to plan a research study.
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Schwab S, Janiaud P, Dayan M, Amrhein V, Panczak R, Palagi PM, Hemkens LG, Ramon M, Rothen N, Senn S, Furrer E, Held L. Ten simple rules for good research practice. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 Jun 23;18(6):e1010139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010139. PMID: 35737655; PMCID: PMC9223329.
Conducting Research Through an Anti-Racism Lens
Use this University of Minnesota Library LibGuide to learn how to conduct research through an anti-racism lens.
Human Research Protection Training
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has this website on Human Research Protection Training.
Office of Research Integrity Research Clinic
From the website: "The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) present The Research Clinic. The interactive training video educates clinical and social researchers on the importance of appropriately protecting research participants and avoiding research misconduct. The Research Clinic allows the viewer to assume the role of one of four characters and determines the outcome of the storyline by selecting decision-making choices for each “playable” character."
Planning a Clinical Research Study
This 2007 open access article in the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics walks you through the design and planning of a clinical study.
Systematic Reviews
The University of Kentucky Library has a great LibGuide to help you get started on a systematic review. Includes video and step-by-step guides!
National Institution of Health
The U.S. National Institution of Health has a page of resources on Clinical Research that you should check out.

IRB Exemption

Is your study non-invasive? Then use the SCO IRB Exemption Application to cover your bases!

SCO IRB Exemption Application
This link will take you to SCO's IRB Exemption Application in Microsoft Forms. You will have to login using your SCO email credentials.