Basics of Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT)
from
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (8:00 AM)
to
Friday, December 5, 2025 (5:30 PM)
Monday, December 1, 2025
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
8:30 AM
Registration and Welcome
Registration and Welcome
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
9:00 AM
Introduction and ground Rules
Introduction and ground Rules
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Introductions, expectations, and workshop structure
9:30 AM
Overview of Randomized Clinical Trials
Overview of Randomized Clinical Trials
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Principles of clinical trials, phases, importance, and relevance to SRHR
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
10:45 AM
ICH-GCP and ethical conduct in clinical trials
ICH-GCP and ethical conduct in clinical trials
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Good Clinical Practice guidelines, participant safety, informed consent
11:45 AM
Protocol development
Protocol development
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Structure and elements of a clinical trial protocol
12:30 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
1:30 PM
Study designs in RCTs
Study designs in RCTs
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Parallel, crossover, factorial, cluster, adaptive designs; superiority/non-inferiority trials
2:30 PM
Sample size determination
Sample size determination
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Basics of power, effect size, and sample size estimation
3:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
3:15 PM
Hypothesis testing in RCTs
Hypothesis testing in RCTs
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Statistical principles and hypothesis formulation
4:30 PM
Reflection and wrap-up
Reflection and wrap-up
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Summary and Q&A
Thursday, December 4, 2025
9:00 AM
Randomization and Blinding
Randomization and Blinding
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Principles, methods, and practical applications
9:30 AM
Minimizing bias in clinical trials
Minimizing bias in clinical trials
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Sources of bias, strategies for prevention
10:30 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
10:45 AM
Conduct of a clinical trial
Conduct of a clinical trial
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Investigator responsibilities, regulatory documentation, and site management
11:30 AM
Investigational product management
Investigational product management
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Accountability, storage, and record-keeping
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
1:30 PM
Data management in clinical trials
Data management in clinical trials
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Data lifecycle, CRF completion, electronic data capture
2:30 PM
Safety reporting
Safety reporting
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Adverse events, serious adverse events, and reporting procedures
3:00 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
3:15 PM
Good documentation practice (ALCOA Principles)
Good documentation practice (ALCOA Principles)
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Ensuring data integrity and traceability
4:30 PM
Reflection and Q&A
Reflection and Q&A
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Daily summary and participant feedback
Friday, December 5, 2025
9:00 AM
Trial closeout and reporting
Trial closeout and reporting
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Trial closure, archiving, and post-trial obligations
9:45 AM
CONSORT and manuscript writing
CONSORT and manuscript writing
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Reporting results and preparing manuscripts
10:30 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
10:45 AM
Quality assurance and SOPs
Quality assurance and SOPs
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Standard operating procedures, audits, and inspections
11:30 AM
Working with external partners
Working with external partners
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Collaboration, confidentiality, and intellectual property
12:30 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
1:30 PM
Monitoring and evaluation of clinical trials
Monitoring and evaluation of clinical trials
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Clinical and data monitoring approaches
2:30 PM
Metrics and performance indicators
Metrics and performance indicators
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Evaluating efficiency and outcomes of clinical trials
3:00 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
3:15 PM
Group exercise and closing session
Group exercise and closing session
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Case study presentations, discussion, and closing remarks
4:30 PM
Workshop evaluation
Workshop evaluation
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: Hall 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Hall 1
Participant evaluation