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How to design a research study? From idea to project 2025

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Types
F2F - Staff IRBLleida
Date of registration period
Start date
Monday, February 03, 2025
End date
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Teachers
  • Xavier Gómez Arbonés. Researcher at IBLleida. Professor of the Dept. of Medicine of the UdL. Vice-president of the CEIm. Expert in research study design and applied statistics in health sciences.

  • Public: Predoctoral research staff (10 positions). A course aimed at early-career (and also senior) researchers, as well as technical and support staff involved in research projects. It is open to everyone, whether preparing projects (doctoral students, researchers, co-researchers), executing them as part of the research team, or supporting from a scientific service.

  • Institution of origin: All affiliated staff.

  • Duration: 15 hours.

  • Schedule: 13:00-14:50.

  • Location: Martina Castells room (fourth floor, Biomedicine II)

  • Program: A dynamic and participatory course designed to reflect on how a biomedical research project is born, focusing on aspects related to project design, preparation, applicable regulations, execution, and evaluation. Topics will be covered in depth, while ensuring interactive and engaging sessions for participants to share their perspectives.

    • Course introduction

    • Objectives and approach.

    • Introduction to research study design: From idea to project.

    • The goal of research projects: Getting closer to the truth.

    • One idea, different projects. Different ideas, similar projects.

    • Observation or experimentation? Looking forward or backward?

    • The five basic types of research projects: What are they, and which is the best?

    • The ideal research study might not always be feasible: What are the options?

    • Research project methodology: More philosophy than mathematics.

    • Preparing the project: What, how, where, who, and when?

    • How to obtain and store the results of your research project.

    • Why do we need statistics? What should we consider and explain in the project?

    • Sample size: 30, 300, or 3000 subjects?

    • Research involving people, animals, or objects.

    • Do I need to request any permissions for research?

    • Bioethics in human research: An ethical or aesthetic issue?

    • Informed consent and personal data protection.

    • Using biological samples or conducting genetic studies.

    • Some legal considerations in biomedical research.

    • Research project evaluation: What do ethics committees look for?

    • Specific considerations for certain areas of research: How, when, and why?

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