Complete the post-test online at www.cmeuniversity.com. On the navigation menu, click on "Find Post-tests by Course" and search by project ID 4962. Upon registering and successfully completing the post-test with a score of 70% or better and the evaluation, your certificate will be made available immediately. At this time, you will also have the opportunity to download a pdf of the post-test answer rationales.
Quiz
You want to start conducting clinical trials but you do not want to hire a clinical trial coordinator (CTC). Is this a good idea?
a) Yes
b) No
Your CTC stopped by your office to give you his daily update. Which of the following did he not say?
a) I have just finished administering the investigational drug to today’s subjects and your coffee is almost ready, Doctor.
b) I just spoke to the sponsor and we need to start doing a second safety test on our subjects, as the protocol has changed based on preliminary data.
c) What do you think of the subject recruitment advertisement that I put together?
d) I have just finished training all of our nurses on the study protocol.
You have been reviewing several protocols. Should you have your CTC provide her opinion on the protocols before deciding on which one to participate in?
a) Yes
b) No
You decide to pursue an opportunity as an investigator and plan to promote one of your employees to the position of CTC. Which group of skills would be most desirable for your new CTC to possess?
a) Data input, scheduling, task management
b) Interpersonal skills, treatment administration, patient care
c) Study design, data analysis, objectivity
d) Objectivity, interpersonal skills, task management
You are getting ready to start participating in clinical trials for the first time and want to provide training to the nurse who will be serving as the CTC. Which of the following has been described as the most difficult part of the job for CTCs?
a) Keeping subjects from dropping out
b) Keeping PIs from taking over all responsibilities
c) Balancing roles as patient caregiver and researcher
d) Balancing scheduling duties with administering treatments