Clinical Trials in Older Adults
Author | : Antonio Cherubini |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2016-01-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118323472 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118323475 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Clinical Trials in Older Adults written by Antonio Cherubini and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Trials in Older Adults is the first book to consider the methodological issues underlying the evaluation of new treatments in older people. Provides information on the methodology, monitoring and regulations for those planning to conduct a clinical trials involving older adults Contains examples of ongoing trials involving older adults, and presents the main characteristics of many recently published Depicts how the issues regarding older adults in clinical trials could be properly addressed with the appropriate study design and conduct Identifies key issues in performing clinical trials in older patients with common geriatric conditions, i.e. Alzheimer’s dementia, depression, low muscle mass, cancer