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plz i need urgent answer - hamzakhan - ArchivalUser - 03-25-2006 any one have idea about CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE,i mean what type of job they do?i mean in this job what r the main duties?or is it helpful in making c. v better. in this job i involve in doing research or not? thanks in advance 0 - ArchivalUser - 03-25-2006 anyone plz b/c i don,t have any idea for this job,i got this job on voluntry basis but still iam confuse to join this job or not?this job is helpful for me or not? sorry i dont have any idea about research ,plz tell me in this job what i will do?i will join this or not? thanks 0 - ArchivalUser - 03-25-2006 Job description A clinical research associate (CRA) sets up, monitors and completes clinical trials. A clinical trial is a scientific study of the effects, risks, efficacy and benefits of a medicinal product. These need to be carried out before a product reaches a hospital or the shelves of the local pharmacy. Trials are undertaken at various stages, or 'phases', and include: trials on healthy humans; trials on patients with a disease; and studies conducted after the launch of a new product to monitor safety and side effects during large-scale use. Clinical trials are conducted by pharmaceutical companies or contract research organisations (CROs) on their behalf. Typical work activities include: developing and writing trial protocols (outlining the purpose and methodology of a trial); presenting trial protocols to a steering committee; designing data collection forms, known as case record forms (CRFs); co-ordinating the ethics committee, who safeguard the rights, safety and wellbeing of all trial subjects; managing regulatory authority applications and approvals, who oversee the research and marketing of new and existing drugs; locating and assessing the suitability of facilities at a study centre; briefing doctors/consultants (or investigators) on conducting the trial; setting up the study centres, which includes ensuring each centre has the trial materials and checking that the investigator knows exactly what has to be done; monitoring the trial throughout its duration, which will involve visiting the study centres on a regular basis; verifying that data entered on to the CRFs is consistent with patient clinical notes, known as source data/document verification (SDV); collecting completed CRFs from hospitals and general practices; writing visit reports; filing and collating trial documentation and reports; ensuring all unused trial supplies are accounted for; closing down study centres on completion of the trial; discussing results with a medical statistician, who usually writes technical trial reports; archiving study documentation and correspondence; preparing final reports. The job of a clinical research associate (CRA) can vary tremendously. In some companies, you would be involved in the whole process: sitting down with the doctor who has the idea for a trial; working out a protocol; writing up reports after the analysis has been done. In others it would be a medical adviser who initiates the trial - you would just be involved in collecting data once the trial had been set up. |