Clinical Trials

In a phase 1 clinical trial, the number of people tested is typically

In a phase 2 clinical trial, the amount of people tested can be as high as 200 people

1,000 to 3,000 people are tested in which phase of a clinical trial?

In this phase of a clinical trial, a drug is approved by the FDA and is monitored for many years after introduction to the public to check for drug risks, benefits and best use

When neither the test subjects nor scientists knows the group to which the subjects have been assigned, this is called

Which group below would be given the experimental drug?

Which group below would be given a placebo?

When subjects do not know which group they are assigned to, but researchers do, this is called

This is often used to test surgical procedures and medical devices, that by nature, cannot be done without the subject or researcher knowing who is receiving the treatment

This is often used to test drugs for rare diseases and is tested on a small number of participants that are very sick