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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parallel design

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Describes a clinical trial in which two or more groups of participants receive different interventions. For example, a two-arm parallel design involves two groups of participants. One group receives ...

study start date

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The date that the enrollment of participants for a clinical study begins.

health authority

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A national or international health organization that has authority over the clinical study.

allocation

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A clinical trial design strategy used to assign participants to an arm of a study. Types of Allocation include randomized, and nonrandomized.

genders eligible for study

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The physical gender of persons who may participate in the clinical study (female, male, or both).

Food And Drug Administration Amendments Act, Section 801 (FDAAA 801)

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Section 801 of U.S. Public Law 110-85, which was enacted on September 27, 2007. It amends Section 402 of the U.S. Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical study registry known as ...

baseline characteristics

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Data collected at the beginning of a clinical study for all participants and for each arm or comparison group. These data include demographics, such as age and gender, and study-specific measures ...