Biostatistics and Computing Services

The department continues to extend its valuable support to the institution by offering Biostatistical and computing services at various levels. The services provided by the department range from a basic level to major collaboration in research projects. The services of the department are utilized by clinical, nursing and other departments to conduct clinical trials, retrospective and prospective follow-up studies as well as in the assessment of diagnostic efficacy of various procedures.

The department has been assisting the institution in selection procedures for all undergraduate and post graduate medical, nursing and allied health science courses. Required assistance have been provided during various stages of the selection process namely, registration of applications, conducting the written tests, and evaluation. The department also renders its services to individual staff in preparation of research papers for publication or presentation at conferences. In addition to serving Christian Medical College and Hospital, the department also assists other institutions as and when the need arises.

List of Software for Biostatistical Services

• SPSS, SAS, STATA, R, S Plus, SUDAAN and Reference Manager

cmc-biostatisticsInstitutional Review Board (IRB)

Biostatistics department plays the vital role in the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The head of the Biostatistics department continues as Research Secretary in the IRB.

CMC Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Silver IRB 2 Senior faculties from Biostatistics as member Regular basis
Blue and Green IRB 2 Senior faculties from Biostatistics as member Regular basis
College of Nursing (CON) IRB 1 Faculty from Biostatistics as member Regular basis

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Clinical Data Management (CDM) Services

In 2007, CMC Clinical Data Management Centre (CMC-CDMC) was established in collaboration with World Health Organization CDM / TDR network to support the conduct of clinical data management for clinical trials in compliance with ICH-GCP, FDA and relevant international regulatory requirements. This centre has been audited by WHO and recognized for clinical data management.
In 2013, with support from PATH (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health), this centre was promoted as Advanced Centre for Clinical Data Management and Training (ACDMC) to build nation’s capacity in clinical research by providing training and facilitating infrastructure for quality data management.

The following is a summary of our data management services

  • Data Management Plan (DMP)
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Case Report Form (CRFs) development
  • Database Design, Development and Audit Trail.
  • Data Entry (Single / Double) – Client / Server or Web
  • Data Validation and Query Management
  • Database Lock and Audit
  • Data Archival
  • Statistical Analyses and Report Writing
Clinical Data Management Tools
  • Oracle Clinical (OC)
  • Promasys (Protocol Management System)
  • REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
  • OpenClinica
Other Software Tools
  • EpiData, EpiInfo, MapInfo, QGIS, Study Builder
  • Visual Studio, PHP and My SQL

Software Development Services

The department of biostatistics is actively involved in development of software packages for various research projects and CMC departmental usage.

List of Biostatistics books released by the department