20 May 2024| 04:51am ISTPrimacy of clinical trials in the realm of Medical Research and applicationSHANTI MARIA FONSECAClinical trials play a significant role, in the development breakthroughs and new approaches in medicine. The theme for this year’s celebration of International Clinical Trials Day which falls on May 20th every year is “Data Centric Clinical Research’. In the case of rare diseases, finding enough people to participate in clinical trials can also be a big challenge. Clinical trials are a systematic investigation done on human subjects to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new drug or molecule. The Drug Controller General of India grants approval for clinical trial and is the final authority which specifically oversees clinical trials.

Source: The Herald May 20, 2024 00:50 UTC