Definition of clinical trial Clinical trial
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What does clinical trial mean?
WordNet
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| clinical trial - a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use | ||
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| test, trial, run the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" | ||
| phase i, phase i clinical trial a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained | ||
| phase ii, phase ii clinical trial a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored | ||
| phase iii, phase iii clinical trial a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA | ||
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Wiktionary 
- clinical trial (Noun)
A test of a medication or other medical treatment such as a medical device, usually a comparison against a placebo, other medications or devices, or the standard medical treatment for a patient's condition.
