clinical test
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1. 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 (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | run, test, trial, |
| definition | : | the act of testing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | phase i, phase i clinical trial, |
| definition | : | a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | phase ii, phase ii clinical trial, |
| definition | : | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | phase iii, phase iii clinical trial, |
| definition | : | a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | phase iv, phase iv clinical trial, |
| definition | : | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials (noun.act) |
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