What Are the Different Types of Clinical Trials?

Curtis A. Dickman, MD
Neurosurgeon
Barrow Neurological Institute of Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
There are a variety of types of clinical trials including the following:

Treatment trials - test new treatments.

Prevention trials - look for new ways to keep people healthy or keep a disease from returning.

Diagnostic trials - look for better ways to diagnose a disease.

Screening trials - look for better ways to detect a disease.

Quality of life trials - look for better ways to improve the quality of life of people with chronic illnesses.

Last Updated: 06/06/2007
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