Publication Characteristics

Phase III Clinical Trial

Work that is a report of a pre-planned, usually controlled, clinical study of the safety and efficacy of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques after phase II trials. A large enough group of patients is studied and closely monitored by physicians for adverse response to long-term exposure, over a period of about three years in either the United States or a foreign country.

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Abstract

Work that is a report of a pre-planned, usually controlled, clinical study of the safety and efficacy of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques after phase II trials. A large enough group of patients is studied and closely monitored by physicians for adverse response to long-term exposure, over a period of about three years in either the United States or a foreign country.

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  • Clinical Trial, Phase 3
  • Clinical Trial, Phase III

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Indexing Annotation

this heading is used as a Publication Type; for original report of the conduct or results of a specific phase III clinical trial; a different heading CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC is used for general design, methodology, economics, etc. of Phase III clinical trials.

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History Note

2008(1993)

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  1. V03.175.250.300

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phase III Clinical Trial. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017428. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017428
  2. Phase III Clinical Trial. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131359672