Clinical Trials and Research Methodologies Quiz

Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments and known interventions that warrant further study and comparison.

Health authorities/ethics committees are responsible for vetting the risk/benefit ratio of the trial and approving the trial to be conducted, but their approval does not mean the therapy is 'safe' or effective.

Clinical trials generate data on dosage, safety, and efficacy of biomedical or behavioral interventions.

<p>Investigators initially enroll volunteers or patients into small pilot studies, and subsequently conduct progressively larger scale comparative studies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clinical trials can vary in size and scope depending on product type and development stage, ranging from small pilot studies to larger scale comparative studies.</p> Signup and view all the answers