1. Noun
A study that tests a treatment or healthcare approach in people.
A planned study in human participants that evaluates a healthcare intervention.
“The medicine was evaluated in a clinical trial.”
2. Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
More about this word
Synonyms and related words
Explore this word