Clinical trials

Clinical trials

Clinical trials are sets of tests performed for medical research and drug development which is used to extract safety and efficacy data.

Industry: Medical devices; Pharmaceutical

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Approved drugs

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a substance as a drug before it can be marketed. The approval process involves several steps including pre-clinical laboratory and ...

Arm

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Any of the treatment groups in a randomised trial. Most randomised trials have two "arms," but some have three "arms," or even more.

Bias

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

When a point of view prevents impartial judgement on issues relating to the subject of that point of view. In clinical studies, bias is controlled by blinding and randomization.

Clinical

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Pertaining to or founded on observation and treatment of participants, as distinguished from theoretical or basic science.

Clinical investigator

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A medical researcher in charge of carrying out a clinical trial's protocol.

Clinical trial

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A clinical trial is a research study to answer specific questions about vaccines or new therapies or new ways of using known treatments. Clinical trials (also called medical research and research ...