University of Bristol Medical School Short Course: Designing and Conducting Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trials (Online)

Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial (RCTs) are the ‘gold standard’ test for evaluating whether a new intervention is better than an existing one and are routinely used in both real-world healthcare and public health settings. Academics working in the Bristol Trials Centre (BTC) and the University of Bristol (including those who are tutors on this course) have all been at the forefront of designing and implementing high quality pragmatic RCTs for this purpose.

This course aims to provide an understanding of the essentials of designing, conducting and analysing pragmatic randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The course examines RCTs evaluating health and public health interventions in primary, secondary and community settings with individual and cluster randomised designs. Please note this course does not go into lots of detail about regulatory approvals and research governance.

Date: 17th – 21st May 2027

Fee: £1,250

Location: Online

For more information and to register, click here

Please contact short-course@bristol.ac.uk with any questions.