clinical trial
noun
: a scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (such as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects
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As this was an observational study, the researchers noted that a prospective and randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm the findings.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Less than 1 percent of clinical trials include pregnant or breastfeeding people.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
In a groundbreaking clinical trial, Stanford Medicine researchers and global collaborators have developed a wireless retinal implant called PRIMA that's helping people with untreatable vision loss see again, not just light, but actual shapes and patterns.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s the major takeaway from clinical trial results published in the journal JMIR Serious Games.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Less than 1 percent of clinical trials include pregnant or breastfeeding people.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
In a groundbreaking clinical trial, Stanford Medicine researchers and global collaborators have developed a wireless retinal implant called PRIMA that's helping people with untreatable vision loss see again, not just light, but actual shapes and patterns.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s the major takeaway from clinical trial results published in the journal JMIR Serious Games.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Clinical trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20trial. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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