Training on emerging and complex study designs for research ethics committee members

Course Duration: Self-paced
Delivery Mode: Online
Eligibility: Restricted to Research Ethics Committee (REC) members
Course Availability: Upcoming
Course fee: Free

Tanzania
South Sudan
Burundi
Rwanda

Overview

This course was developed for training of members of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) on emerging and complex research study designs. Successful completion of training on this course will to ensure that members of RECs are equipped with skills and tools to provide thorough ethical reviews of research protocols with emerging and complex study designs in compliance to international ethical standards. It is noteworthy that training on this curriculum is not intended to produce a scientific area content expert on any given study design therein, but to inform and sensitize REC members on the vital aspects of the included study designs and to point out areas of focus during the REC review. This will enable REC members to conduct efficient and effective review of research protocols with the study designs covered herein and providing researchers with timely and high-quality responses.

Course Aim

The course aims to equip members of Research Ethics Committees with skills and tools to provide thorough ethical reviews of research protocols with conventional complex and emerging study designs in compliance to local and international ethical standards.

Format

Each session has reading material including case studies and reflection prompts to assess understanding of the content covered.

Session 0

Introduction to the course

Session 1

Ecological Studies

Session 2

Introduction to Randomized Controlled and clinical trials phase I-IV

Session 3

Adaptive study design

Session 4

Cluster Randomized controlled trials

Session 5

Stepped Wedged trial design

Session 6

Ecological study design

Session 7

Reverse pharmacology design

Session 8

Controlled Human Infection Model

Session 9

Implementation science research

Session 10

Evaluation of new technologies and digital health intervention

Session 11

Methodologies of Research in Traditional Medicine


Facilitators
Trainers will include a team of experts from Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Makerere University Joint AIDs Program and Uganda Virus Research Institute.

At a glance

Duration
Self-paced

Sessions
10

Discussion forums
Yes

live tutorials
Yes

Test
1

Certification
Yes

Pass mark
60%