Abstract
There is an immense need to inculcate research in the medical curriculum of undergraduate medical students, which will help them to interpret the evidence based literature like journal articles, analyze, interpret & to help their decision making ability. Involvement in innovative research will help them develop a holistic attitude towards the patients especially in terms of informed consent and ethical decisions. This study a questionnaire survey was conducted on undergraduate medical students. It consists of statements spread over various aspects of clinical trials. The percentage of questions answered correctly in each group was graded as good, average and poor depending on scores. A total of 257 students participated in the study. Students had average knowledge about statements describing concept, need of clinical trial, participation, about Food and Drug Administration, informed consent had average knowledge. The response was poor for statements on Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). The medical undergraduates are future innovators, clinicians and scientific explorers. It would be better if they are trained at earlier days of learning about clinical trials/research and medical ethics these can be made a part of medical curriculum so that they can build their concrete future.
Highlights
There is an immense need to inculcate research in the medical curriculum of undergraduate medical students, which will help them to interpret the evidence based literature like journal articles, analyze, interpret & to help their decision making ability
The response was poor for statements on Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)
The medical undergraduates are future innovators, clinicians and scientific explorers. It would be better if they are trained at earlier days of learning about clinical trials/research and medical ethics these can be made a part of medical curriculum so that they can build their concrete future
Summary
Amberkar Mohanbabu Vittalrao[1], K. This study a questionnaire survey was conducted on undergraduate medical students It consists of statements spread over various aspects of clinical trials. Good clinical practice guidelines are the backbone for the conductance of these trials These guidelines help in ensuring the wellbeing & safety of the participants[3]. Undergraduate medical students are taught in the pharmacology curriculum about the different phases of clinical trials in brief, the process of conducting a trial and administration of informed consent to the patient. There is a need for these future investigators to be trained in the basic research methodology and the ethics involving medical research, as some of the students may pursue a career in clinical trials and some of them may be a part of clinical trials . This study was planned to know the awareness about clinical trials among undergraduate medical students
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