Clinical research plays a fundamental role in establishing new treatments. Clinical research\ncoordinators are considered essential in clinical research, and medical professionals such as\npharmacists often take on this role. Pharmacy students can be considered future candidates for\nthis task. We used questionnaires to survey the knowledge of and attitudes toward registration trials\nand clinical research of pharmacy students at Tokushima University Hospital. All pharmacy students\n(103) to whom questionnaires were sent responded. Almost all respondents were aware of registration\ntrials and clinical research. More than 90% were aware of the existence of clinical research coordinators,\nand about half (48.6%) understood their role. In clinical research terminology, most respondents\nwere aware of informed consent and related issues, but fewer than 20% were aware of more practical\nthings. In total, 29.1% and 40.8% of the respondents were willing to carry out and coordinate research.\nThese findings suggest that pharmacy students have basic knowledge of clinical research and that\nmany students are willing to carry out and coordinate clinical research. More practical exposure\nto clinical research may help to strengthen their future contribution. Further studies may help to\ndetermine how to provide education on registration trials and clinical research to pharmacy students.
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