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American Foundation for
Donation & Transplantation
STATISTICAL SERVICES
The American Foundation for Donation & Transplantation (AFDT) is comprised of both
permanent staff and consultant statisticians to assist in designing,
conducting and analyzing clinical trials. AFDT statisticians work closely
with sponsors, clinicians and the information systems department to help
assure a successful clinical trial. With a documented track record of
successful government, academic and industry studies, AFDT statisticians
are there to help before a clinical trial begins, during the trial and
after the clinical phase concludes.
Pre-Trial Phase
In order to have a successful clinical trial, the trial must be carefully
designed. The successful design of a clinical trial starts long before the
trial itself does. During the critical pre-trial design phase, SEOPF
statisticians are available to help with:
- input on trial design
- analysis plan development
- protocol development
- sample size and power calculations
- patient randomization
- CRF development and review
- statistical programming utilizing the SAS® system
- development of reports and tables to meet sponsor guidelines
During the Trial
While a clinical trial is being conducted, AFDT statisticians are
available to:
- perform interim data analysis
- provide consultation on statistical issues that arise during the trial
Post-Trial Phase
During the post-trial phase, AFDT statisticians contribute to the
successful completion of the trial by:
- merging databases from single or multiple sources utilizing the SAS® system
- programming for statistical analysis
- generating summary reports, tables and graphs
- preparing electronic files, with documentation, in SAS® data sets
- performing data analysis as described in the protocol
- performing additional data analysis that may be requested by the sponsor
- preparing clinical and statistical reports
- preparing manuscripts and presentations
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