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

Examples of clinical trial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That means fewer than 1% of clinical trial participants today are women of Middle East, South Asian, and African origin, Smith said. —Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025

Chinese firms now launch more than a quarter of global clinical trials, up from just 3 percent in 2013. —Sen. Todd Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

Investors are bullish on palazestrant ahead of a primary readout from a key clinical trial expected in the second half of 2026. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025

In clinical trials at Seoul National University Hospital, the wearable robot improved shoulder movement range by more than 57 percent among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clinical trial

• sensorial
• denial
• mistrial
• posttrial
• pretrial
• retrial
• dial
• rial
• thiol
• vial
• supervisorial

Medical Definition

clinical trial

noun

: a scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects