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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Institutional Review Board

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

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 ...

intent to treat

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Analysis of clinical trial results that includes all data from participants in the groups to which they were randomized 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.

IRB

Pharmaceutical; Clinical trials

Institutional Review Board. 1. A committee of physicians, statisticians, researchers, community advocates, and others that ensures that a clinical trial is ethical and that the ...