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Clinical Trials
A clinical trial is a study that follows selected individuals forward in time from a pre-set baseline, some receiving an intervention and some not. A clinical trial typically measures the effects of medical interventions, including therapeutic agents, devices, regimens, and procedures. Clinical trials are most commonly used in medical, pharmaceutical, and public health research. A major component of design is generally the provision of mechanisms and procedures for maximizing and assessing "compliance," as in taking a medication daily or weekly in the prescribed amount at the prescribed times.
A dropdown menu for selection of a research methods appears on the Research Methods Page of the Composer. It also appears on the Search Protocols Page and in the popup Protocol Description Window on the Edit Protocol Page.
If your study is a clinical trial, click on the dropdown list of research methods on the Search & Select Protocol Page and click on "Clinical Design."