Pharma IQ Glossary: Clinical Trial
A clinical trial, also called a clinical study or a medical trial, is conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions (e.g., drugs, diagnostics, devices, therapy protocols). These trials can take place only after satisfactory information has been gathered on the quality of the non-clinical safety, and Health Authority/Ethics Committee approval is granted in the country where the trial is taking place. Depending on the type of product and the stage of its development, investigators enrol healthy volunteers and/or patients into small pilot studies initially, followed by larger scale studies in patients that often compare the new product with the currently prescribed treatment. As positive safety and efficacy data are gathered, the number of patients is typically increased. Clinical trials can vary in size from a single center in one country to multicenter trials in multiple countries.
Improving the success rate of clinical trials
October 20 by Leila Hawkins
Pharma IQ takes a look at the benefits and challenges of decentralized clinical trials in clinical research
AstraZeneca shares positive results for its drug to lower cholesterol
April 13 by Leila Hawkins
Pharma IQ speaks to AstraZeneca about its promising new drug candidate to tackle one of the world’s leading causes of death
Top five countries running the most clinical trials
April 08 by Leila Hawkins
Pharma IQ looks at the five countries conducting the most clinical trials and why sponsors choose them
How wearables are transforming clinical trials
January 31 by George Clinical RepresentativeGeorge clinical discusses how wearables are enhancing clinical trials, with one smart watch app tripling enrollment rates for a research project.
Logistics for Clinical Trials in Emerging Markets
August 19 by Pharma IQMark Walls, Director of Clinical Pharmacy at Human Genome Sciences, speaks to Andrea Charles from Pharma IQ, about the logistical challenges facing clinical trials and avoiding common mistakes for log...
Do’s and Don’ts for Organising Clinical Trials in Russia and the Ukraine
December 22 by Annegret Van der AaIn this interview Annegret Van der Aa, Clinical Trial Manager, Galapagos NV, shares her experience's of working in emerging markets; the main challenges that arise and approaches to overcoming them.Ph...
