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| Domain | Definition |
Health | Pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: CLINICAL TRIALSSynonym: Patient trials of new treatments. (additional references) |
Crosswords: CLINICAL TRIALS |
| Specialty definitions using "CLINICAL TRIALS": ag1343 ♦ clinical study, Controlled Clinical Trials, cooperative group, cyclosporine ♦ Drugs, Investigational ♦ Evaluation Studies ♦ nelfinavir, nelfinavir mesylate ♦ Patient Selection, Placebos, Publication Bias ♦ Randomized Controlled Trials ♦ Viracept. (references) |
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 | Pictured is a fermentation laboratory at the Frederick Cancer Research Facility (FCRF). Only the vast rooms of equipment are seen. This equipment is used to produce biologics, e.g. Interferon or antibiotics such as adriamycin. This equipment is used when large quantities must be produced for clinical trials. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Taking the medical history of patients is an important part of the clinical trials process. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. |
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Health | Therefore, clinical trials are warranted. (references) | |
Other drugs are now being tested in clinical trials. (references) | ||
To assess quality-of-life parameters in future clinical trials. (references) | ||
Business | All clinical trials should be registered with the Central register of Clinical Trials located at the Drug Institute. (references) | |
This registration proves that the product can be used for medical treatment in Russia and that it is clinically safe. Clinical safety is usually backed by clinical trials. (references) | ||
The project includes subsidizing medical centers and hospitals conducting clinical trials and providing foreign clinical-trial training for doctors, technicians, and nurses. (references) | ||
Economic History | Australia | Australia is also an attractive location for conducting all stages of clinical trials. (references) |
Jordan | The Dutch firm Organon recently completed clinical trials on fertility treatments, and at least two joint ventures are operating in Jordan with foreign partners. (references) | |
Australia | Australian biotechnology companies have the facilities, experience and personnel to develop a product from the concept stage, through process development, production, clinical trials, and on to international regulatory approval. (references) | |
Political Economy | TAIWAN | However, Taiwan still subjects certain U.S. medical devices to clinical trials above and beyond those required for approval in the U.S. or EU markets. (references) |
Trade | Taiwan | In 1998, however, Taiwan authorities said they would phase-out their clinical trials as part of the registration process for new drugs. (references) |
Taiwan | Bridging studies was introduced as an alternative to clinical trials in December 2000. However, pharmaceutical companies are concerned that the new bridging study requirement could be as onerous as the earlier requirements, especially if it fails to adhere to International Council of Harmonization (ICH) standards. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "CLINICAL TRIALS": Controlled Clinical Trials. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
clinical trials.gov | 15 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CLINICAL TRIALS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | COMAC-Epidemiologi,statistik og kliniske forsoeg (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials), COMAC-Epidemiologi (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | COMAC-Epidemiologie,statistiek en klinische proeven (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials), COMAC-Epidemiologie (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | COMAC-Epidemiologie,statistiques et essais cliniques (Statistics and Clinical Trials), COMAC-Epidemiologie (Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | COMAC-Epidemiologie,Statistik und klinische Versuche (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials), COMAC-Epidemiologie (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κλινικές δοκιμές. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | COMAC-Epidemiologia,prove statistiche e cliniche (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials), COMAC-Epidemiologia (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inicalclay ialstray COMAC-Epidemiologia (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) COMAC-Epidemiología (COMAC-Epidemiology, Statistics and Clinical Trials). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-i-i-l-l-l-n-r-s-t" | |
-3 letters: racialistic. | |
-5 letters: altricial, anaclitic, racialist, satirical, scintilla, triclinia, triclinic. | |
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