Fundamentals of clinical research 2: Designing a research study

Abstract

 SUMMARY

Designing a research study entails a detailed understanding of many topics. In this article, we will continue to build upon our stepwise framework for conducting and publishing research. These steps will be punctuated with topics that describe the additional knowledge necessary for understanding how to design a research study. As these topics can be quite broad, the information presented has been curated to provide the reader with the general idea, while clearing up popular misconceptions and elucidating how the reader might deepen their knowledge, if they want additional information. This article will conclude with a discussion on hypothesis testing. The process of designing a research study will be further discussed in the next article of this series.