27 April 2024 : Clinical Research
Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Clinical Trials: A Questionnaire-Based Study of 179 Male Third- and Fourth-Year PharmD Undergraduates from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Wajid Syed1ABCDEFG*, Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi2ABCDEFG, Adel Bashatah3ACEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943468
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943468
Table 2 Students’ frequency of responses to questions regarding clinical trials.
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Animal experiments | 6 | 3.4% |
| Clinical studies to survey patients’ opinions on healthcare topics | 41 | 22.9% |
| Graduation projects for medical students | 2 | 1.1% |
| I’m not sure | 26 | 14.5% |
| Studies to test new drugs or procedures in humans | 104 | 58.1% |
| Yes | 100 | 55.9% |
| No | 14 | 7.8% |
| I don’t know | 65 | 36.3% |
| Yes | 136 | 76% |
| No | 9 | 5% |
| I don’t know | 34 | 19% |
| I’m not sure | 47 | 26.3% |
| No benefit or harm | 9 | 5.0% |
| Possible benefits or harms | 53 | 29.6% |
| Surely | 62 | 34.6% |
| Other | 8 | 4.5% |
| Yes | 133 | 74.3% |
| No | 9 | 5.0% |
| Probably | 37 | 20.7% |
| Yes | 17 | 9.5% |
| No | 138 | 77.1% |
| I don’t know | 24 | 13.4% |
| Yes | 93 | 52% |
| No | 50 | 16.8% |
| I don’t know | 36 | 31.3% |
| Yes | 26 | 14.5% |
| No | 90 | 50.3% |
| I don’t know | 63 | 35.2% |
| Not important | 9 | 5.0% |
| Not sure | 25 | 14.0% |
| Very important for drug development | 145 | 81.0% |
| CT – clinical trial; SFDA – Saudi Food Drug Authority. | ||