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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To be fair, researchers did conduct a clinical trial of doxy PEP in cisgender women, but its outcomes were affected by the same issue that plagued early clinical trials of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cisgender women.
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Oni Blackstock and Whitney C. Irie, STAT, 22 July 2024
Researchers will have to design randomized clinical trials to prove causality.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
Right now, Doherty hopes to get into clinical trials as new treatments are developed.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
The first randomized clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of a treatment to reduce toxoplasmosis transmission prenatally, Toxogest, published its findings in 2018.
—Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 10 July 2024
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Oni Blackstock and Whitney C. Irie, STAT, 22 July 2024
Researchers will have to design randomized clinical trials to prove causality.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
Right now, Doherty hopes to get into clinical trials as new treatments are developed.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
The first randomized clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of a treatment to reduce toxoplasmosis transmission prenatally, Toxogest, published its findings in 2018.
—Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 10 July 2024
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“Clinical trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20trial. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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