Medical devices

Medical devices

Any instrument, appliance or machine that facilitates the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of illness, physical or mental injury, by a medical professional.

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control group

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

The standard by which experimental observations are evaluated. In many clinical trials, one group of patients will be given an experimental drug or treatment, while the control ...

controlled trials

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Control is a standard against which experimental observations may be evaluated. In clinical trials, one group of participants is given an experimental drug, while another group ...

data safety and monitoring board (dsmb)

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

An independent committee, composed of community representatives and clinical research experts, that reviews data while a clinical trial is in progress to ensure that participants ...

diagnostic trials

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Refers to trials that are are conducted to find better tests or procedures for diagnosing a particular disease or condition. Diagnostic trials usually include people who have ...

dose-ranging study

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A clinical trial in which two or more doses of an agent (such as a drug) are tested against each other to determine which dose works best and is least harmful.

double-blind study

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A clinical trial design in which neither the participating individuals nor the study staff knows which participants are receiving the experimental drug and which are receiving a ...

drug-drug interaction

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

A modification of the effect of a drug when administered with another drug. The effect may be an increase or a decrease in the action of either substance, or it may be an adverse ...