Clinical Research Versus Medical Treatment
FDA: 8/5/14
What is clinical research?
Clinical research refers to studies in which people participate as patients or volunteers. Different terms are used to describe clinical research, including:
- clinical studies
- clinical trials
- studies
- research
- trials
- protocols.
Clinical research may have a number of goals, such as:
- developing new treatments or medications
- identifying causes of illness
- studying trends
- evaluating ways in which genetics may be related to an illness. Read More
