Clinical trials are studies that test new medical interventions, such as a new type of drug, surgery, or medical device, on human volunteers. They aim to determine whether the new treatment option ...

Phase III of a clinical trial usually involves up to 3,000 participants who have the condition that the new medication is meant to treat. Trials in this phase can last for several years.

The data set included 406,038 trials (of which 185,994 were unique) 1 and well over 21,000 compounds. Their results were published in the journal Biostatistics in 2018. The key finding from their ...

Clinical trials refer to medical research that involves testing new treatments on people. The four phases help to ensure the trial's safety and effectiveness.