When a new type of drug or medical treatment undergoes clinical trials, it is tested directly on patients to see if it is effective.
Two rival laser surgery systems are undergoing clinical trials in the U.S.
clinical trial in British English
(ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈtraɪəl)
noun
a supervised trial of a new medicine, treatment or advice to determine its efficacy and safety
Two rival laser surgery systems are undergoing clinical trials in the US.
Examples of 'clinical trial' in a sentence
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There is now a good chance that the drug will work in clinical trials on humans.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The treatment will go to clinical trials.
The Sun (2016)
The next step is to carry out clinical trials on humans.
The Sun (2016)
Successful clinical trials could offer hope to millions around the world.
The Sun (2017)
Pharmaceutical companies make an important contribution to medical research, providing much of the cash for clinical trials of new drugs.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A vaccine against thrush could be available by the end of the decade after early clinical trials showed strong results.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is available in Britain but only in two clinical trials, which end soon.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Clinical trials of a smart bandage that changes colour when it detects infections are set to begin, using samples from burns patients at four hospitals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Last month a clinical trial involving 188 patients showed that the vaccine was safe and had the potential to become the first powerful drug against chronic thrush.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The next step is to explore the promise of this treatment through larger clinical trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Only about one in ten medicines that enter clinical trials get as far as patients.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We may soon be able to test drugs in clinical trials.
The Sun (2010)
Clinical trials have shown that using this for just one month makes cellulite half as visible.
The Sun (2015)
It also supplies drugs for clinical trials and can provide alternatives when medicines are in short supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It also provides drugs for clinical trials and can offer alternatives when particulardrugs are in short supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It also supplies drugs for clinical trials and provides health services with alternatives when medicines are in short supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She took part in various different clinical trials and it was during this time that she heard about the effectiveness of cannabis.
The Sun (2013)
It now works with established biotech companies to produce genetically engineered viruses and proteins in the substantial volumes needed for clinical trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The company suffered a big setback in 2008 when a drug for kidney cancer failed in clinical trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In a clinical trial, patients using the service shed more pounds than those simply given healthy lifestyle advice.
The Sun (2016)
They are calling for a change in the law to force drug companies to publish the outcomes of all clinical trials on drugs in use.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The campaign seeks a change in the law to make drug companies to publish the outcome of all clinicaltrials on drugs in current use.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The journal said that its new policy would come into effect for all clinical trials of drugs and medical devices from January.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They put all this money into the brand and the science behind it, doing clinical trials to come up with a great product.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The company has three possible MS treatments in clinical trials and was hoping that the challenged research would produce a fourth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The new figures come as researchers begin clinical trials for a drug that could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Hence it is vital, both for patients and for public confidence, that clinical trials of medicines are open and transparent.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A former drugs salesman is making 82 million through the flotation of a pharmaceuticals company specialising in the secretive supply of medicines for clinical trials.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Contrary to what some have claimed, the clinical trial is not "biased' towards any particular school of thinking in medicine.
Dylan Evans PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)
Research shows the new jab protects against pain in as little as three days. It is in final clinical trials and could be available in two years.
The Sun (2016)
Two other clinical trials involving a stem-cell treatment for spinal injuries and another degenerative eye disease are already under way in the US.