Trail
Trail (medicine)
Trail (pronounced: /treɪl/), in the context of medicine, refers to a path or track that is followed in the course of a medical investigation or research. The term is often used in relation to clinical trials, where a series of tests and evaluations are conducted to assess the effectiveness and safety of a new treatment or intervention.
Etymology
The term 'trail' originates from the Old French 'traille', which means 'track' or 'path'. In the context of medicine, it has been used since the late 20th century to refer to the systematic process of conducting clinical trials.
Related Terms
- Clinical trial: A research investigation in which volunteers receive treatments under the supervision of a physician to identify the safety and effectiveness of a new drug or treatment.
- Trial design: The framework or plan that outlines how a clinical trial will be conducted, including how participants will be allocated and monitored.
- Trial protocol: A document that describes the objective(s), design, methodology, statistical considerations, and organization of a trial.
- Randomized controlled trial: A type of scientific experiment that aims to reduce bias when testing a new treatment. Participants are randomly allocated to either the group receiving the treatment under investigation or to a group receiving standard treatment or placebo treatment.
- Placebo: A substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.
- Blind trial: A trial in which the participants do not know whether they are receiving the experimental treatment, a standard treatment or a placebo.
- Double-blind trial: A trial in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants are receiving the experimental treatment, a standard treatment or a placebo.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Trail
- Wikipedia's article - Trail
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