The National Institutes of Health defines “clinical research” as
research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin
such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena) for which an
investigator (or colleague) directly interacts with human subjects.
Excluded from this definition are in vitro studies that utilize human
tissues that cannot be linked to a living individual.Clinical research
includes:
-
Patient-oriented research – This type of
research involves a particular person or group of people, or uses
materials from humans. This research can include 1) mechanisms of human
disease, 2) therapeutic interventions, 3) clinical trials, and 4)
development of new technologies
-
Epidemiological and behavioral studies – These
types of studies examine the distribution of disease, the factors that
affect health, and how people make health-related decisions.
-
Outcomes and health services research – These studies seek to identify the most effective and most efficient interventions, treatments, and services
No comments:
Post a Comment