Tuesday, April 13, 2010

What is clinical research?

Research using human subjects to verify with documented evidence what will work or won't work as far as treatment is concerned. Research will be based on established criteria, documented and presented to the scientific and medical community via publication. The National Library of Medicine has over 16 million publications:


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query...





Clinical Trials


http://clinicaltrials.gov/





It takes some of the guess work out of medical treatment as it becomes more evidence based.

What is clinical research?
it is where they test stuff and see what can be done to treat it


what caused it


how to cure it


who it affects the most


if it is contagious ==for a few
Reply:Study of drug, biologic or device in human subjects with the intent to discover potential beneficial effects and/or determine its safety and efficacy. Also called clinical study and clinical investigation.


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