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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Inclusion/exclusion criteria

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

The medical or social standards determining whether a person may or may not be allowed to enter a clinical trial. These criteria are based on such factors as age, gender, the type and stage of a ...

Informed consent document

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A document that describes the rights of the study participants, and includes details about the study, such as its purpose, duration, required procedures, and key contacts. Risks and potential ...

1. A committee of physicians, statisticians, researchers, community advocates, and others that ensures that a clinical trial is ethical and that the rights of study participants are protected. All ...

Intent to treat

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Analysis of clinical trial results that includes all data from participants in the groups to which they were randomised even if they never received the treatment.

Intervention name

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

The generic name of the precise intervention being studied.

Interventions

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Primary interventions being studied: types of interventions are Drug, Gene Transfer, Vaccine, Behavior, Device, or Procedure.

Investigational new drug

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A new drug, antibiotic drug, or biological drug that is used in a clinical investigation. It also includes a biological product used in vitro for diagnostic purposes.