Clinical Research
What is the primary purpose of clinical research?
What is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of medical treatments, devices, or interventions?
What vaccine is recommended every year to protect against a seasonal virus?
What is the flu vaccine?
What vital sign is measured using a thermometer?
What is body temperature?
Who developed the theory of evolution?
What campus are you in right now?
Busch Campus
How many phases are there in clinical trials for drug development, excluding post-marketing studies?
What is four?
What is the recommended amount of time people should wash their hands to prevent the spread of germs?
What is 20 seconds?
What is the name of the device used to listen to a patient’s heartbeat?
What is a stethoscope?
Who developed the theory of relativity and is famous for his equation E=mc²?
Who is Albert Einstein?
What campuses does Rutgers have across the state?
New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden
What type of clinical study randomly assigns participants to either a treatment group or a control group to reduce bias?
What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
What mineral is commonly added to public water supplies to prevent cavities?
What is fluoride?
Where on your body can you easily check your pulse?
What are your wrist and neck?
What project mapped out all the genes in the human body?
What is the Human Genome Project?
What is the name of the Rutgers medical school in New Brunswick?
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Name one major barrier to recruiting participants in clinical trials.
What is lack of awareness, distrust in the system, or logistical challenges?
What is the most preventable cause of death worldwide?
What is smoking?
What are the two numbers called in a blood pressure reading?
What are systolic and diastolic pressure?
Which female scientist's X-ray images were critical in discovering DNA’s structure but often overlooked in history?
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
When was Rutgers found?
1766
Name three essential components of an informed consent document in clinical research.
What are the purpose of the study, risks and benefits, and participants' right to withdraw at any time?
What visual guide replaced the food pyramid to help people make balanced meal choices?
What is MyPlate?
When performing CPR on an adult, how many chest compressions should you give per minute?
What is 100–120 compressions per minute?
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is known for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity?
Who is Marie Curie?
Who is the President of Rutgers New Brunswick?
Dr. Johnathan Holloway Ph.D.