Clinical Trial (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The pharmaceutical company spent millions of dollars conducting a clinical trial to test the efficacy and safety of their new cancer treatment.
- The patient was recruited for a clinical trial to test a new type of insulin pump for people with type 1 diabetes.
- Before a new vaccine can be approved for public use, it must undergo a rigorous clinical trial involving thousands of participants.
- The university hospital was chosen as one of several sites to conduct a clinical trial for a new medication to treat Alzheimer's disease.
- The results of the clinical trial for the new cholesterol-lowering medication showed promising results, with significant reductions in LDL levels among participants.