Intro to Study Design

Stages of Research

Basic Research, Pre-Clinical Research, Clinical Research, Translational Research (Clinical Implementation), & Public Health (Population Health Research)

Basic Research

fundamentals mechs of bio, disease, or behavior

Pre-Clinical Research

Connects basic science with human medicine

Clinical Research

Studies in humans to better understand a disease

Translational Research

adoption of interventions into routine clinical care for general population

Public Health/ Population Health Research

studies health outcomes at the population level to determine the effects of diseases and efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat them

Case Report/ Case Series

describes one case of disease in 1+ people, reported for further study, typically rare diseases, no control, doesn’t follow patient

Cross-sectional or Prevalence Studies

Frequency and characteristics of a disease over a specified time