How do clinical research coordinators learn Good Clinical Practice? A mixed-methods study of factors that predict uptake of knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Good Clinical Practice is an international standard for the design and conduct of clinical trials to ensure ethical and scientific integrity. Recent National Institutes of Health policy mandates Good Clinical Practice training for all investigators and staff involved in National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trials, yet approaches to Good Clinical Practice training vary widely. There are limited data on Good Clinical Practice knowledge among the clinical trial workforce and no evidence regarding effective methods to learn Good Clinical Practice.

Methods

We used an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. We conducted 18 exploratory qualitative interviews with clinical research coordinators to help inform the development of the quantitative survey. We th

SUBMITTER: Mozersky JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7211112 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature