clinical trial

English

Noun

clinical trial (plural clinical trials)

1. (medicine) A test of a medication or other medical treatment (such as a medical device), usually a comparison against a placebo, other medications or devices, or the standard medical treatment for a patient's condition.

Translations

test

• Afrikaans: kliniese ondersoek (af)
• Catalan: assaig clínic m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臨床試驗／临床试验 (línchuáng shìyàn), 临床试验 (línchuáng shìyàn)

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• Finnish: kliininen koe
• Spanish: ensayo clínico m

See also

• double-blind
• RCT