Clinical trials are investigations with human participants to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacologic, or other pharmacodynamic effects of an investigational drug product. A clinical trial also characterizes absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of a drug product with the object of determining its safety and efficacy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Clinical Trials]
clinical trials
concepts
controlled clinical trials
early termination of clinical trials
epidemiologic study characteristics as topic
evaluation studies as topic
medical care and research
multicenter studies as topic
pharmaceuticals and clinical trials
phase III study
phase II study
phase IV study
phase I study
studies of aging
treatments and therapies