clinical trial

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005257",
  "term": "clinical trial",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An experimental study that uses data from individual persons. The investigator specifies the type of exposure for each study participant and then follows each person's health status to determine the effects of the exposure.\n\n2. Research study conducted with patients, usually to evaluate a new treatment or drug. Each trial is designed to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to treat individuals with a specific disease. [CancerWeb 2005]\n\n3. Research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or behavioral health-related outcomes.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Glossary of Epidemiology Terms",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "40 CFR 26.102 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/clinical-trial/"
}