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Clinical Trials as Topic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Clinical Trials as Topic
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.372.250.250
N05.715.360.330.250.250
N06.850.520.450.250.250
Unique ID
D002986
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002986
Annotation
for general design, methodology, economics, etc. of clinical trials; a different heading CLINICAL TRIAL is used for reports of a specific clinical trial
Scope Note
Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.
Entry Term(s)
Clinical Trial as Topic
Previous Indexing
Drug Evaluation (1974-1979)
See Also
Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees
Drug Approval
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Therapies, Investigational
Public MeSH Note
2008; see CLINICAL TRIALS 1980-2007
History Note
2008(1965)
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/05/30
Revision Date
2019/04/29
Clinical Trials as Topic Preferred
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