clinical trial
noun
: a scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (such as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects
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Further randomized clinical trials are needed to evaluate these preliminary findings and to determine the specific ways in which GLP-1s control cancer progression.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
The second area where Perceptic is focusing is helping pharma companies choose which indications to pursue in clinical trials, a decision that Flock said can swing the fate of investments worth millions of dollars.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The athletes were doping under the close supervision of a team of doctors, as part of a clinical trial conducted this past spring in Abu Dhabi.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
What the 4-7-8 Breathing Method Can’t Do Direct clinical trials built specifically around 4-7-8 breathing and sleep onset are still limited.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
The second area where Perceptic is focusing is helping pharma companies choose which indications to pursue in clinical trials, a decision that Flock said can swing the fate of investments worth millions of dollars.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The athletes were doping under the close supervision of a team of doctors, as part of a clinical trial conducted this past spring in Abu Dhabi.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
What the 4-7-8 Breathing Method Can’t Do Direct clinical trials built specifically around 4-7-8 breathing and sleep onset are still limited.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
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“Clinical trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinical%20trial. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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