RT Book, Section
A1 Chan, June M.
A1 Feiger, David
A1 Kenfield, Stacey
A2 McAninch, Jack W.
A2 Lue, Tom F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1172803379
T1 Introduction to Clinical Research Design
T2 Smith & Tanagho's General Urology, 19e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259834332
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172803379
RD 2024/04/18
AB What  is  a  clinical  trial?  A  clinical  trial  is  a  type  of  research  study  designed  to  evaluate  the  effect  of  an  intervention  on  a  health-related  outcome  in  humans.  The  intervention  can  take  many  forms—medical  therapies,  behavior  changes,  or  educational  materials  or  websites.  The  outcome  of  interest  can  also  be  defined  in  a  wide  variety  of  ways—overall  survival,  disease  progression,  a  body  measure  (eg,  cholesterol  level,  weight),  quality  of  life  or  well-being,  behavioral  change,  or  other  factors.  Clinical  trials  are  done  to  evaluate  new  approaches  to  prevention,  screening,  diagnosis,  or  treatment.