BME100 s2014:W Group12 L1

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OUR TEAM Name: Jacqueline B. Stokes Name: Anthony Zlaket Name: Sara E. Jerez Name: RJ Parkinson Name: Austin Lee Doyle LAB 1 WRITE-UP Independent and Dependent Variables Independent Variable: Dosage Dependent Variable: Amount of Inflammotin present in subject's blood over a 3 month period. Experimental Design Groups A control group (consisting of a placebo pill) and eight experimental groups (4mg, 5mg, 6mg, 7mg, 8mg, 9mg, 10mg, 11mg). Each group will contain 30 people. This will cover a period of 3 months. Throughout the trials, every two weeks blood samples are taken from the patients to measure protein levels. Due to the various dosages, we will use the ANOVA method to determine the statistically significant difference in protein levels in blood samples. Age Ages 65-75 years Number of subjects per group Each group will contain 30 people. Subject Selection An unstratified random sample of willing elderly patients from the ages of 65-75 years with inflammation in multiple hospitals within the valley limits. Each subject will be randomly assigned to a group, with no predetermined placing. Sources of Error and Bias Adverse reaction to the drug; we could monitor the patients for these reactions, and if so, remove them from the sample. Interactions of other medications; we could record the other medications each patient is on and observe any trends among the commonly used drugs to see if they have any effect on the drug. The patients may pass before the trial period ends; this cannot be controlled but they must be removed from the sample.