Clinical trials are research studies that test a medical, surgical, or behavioral intervention in people. These trials are the primary way that researchers determine if a new form of treatment or prevention, such as a new drug, diet, or medical device (for example, a pacemaker), is safe and effective in people.

There are two types of clinical studies: interventional studies (also called clinical trials) and observational studies. The unique identification code given to each clinical study upon …

Clinical trials are research studies in which people volunteer to help find answers to specific health questions. When carefully conducted, they are the safest and fastest way to find new...

To assess the patient view on received care, the treatment process, and related factors in a standardized way, patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) and patient-reported experience measures (PREM) are commonly used.

Qualitative interviews can capture patients’ perceptions of treatment needs, more fully explore meaningful changes experienced as a result of treatment, and reveal outcomes that are most important to patients. Asking patients detailed questions can provide insight into the “why” of a patient’s expressed thought or feeling.

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Simulated patient studies conducted as health services research pose ethical concerns related to the deception and absence of consent that deserve careful attention. We contend that such studies are ethically justified and can be approved under U.S. federal regulations without consent when (1) they expose research participants to no more than ...

An Official Journal of the International Academy of Health Preference Research. The Patient provides a venue for scientifically rigorous, timely, and relevant research to promote the development, evaluation and implementation of therapies, technologies, and innovations that will enhance the patient experience.

2022年1月14日 · As a first step of the ‘PRO patients study’ we conducted a cross-sectional survey among German general practice patients to evaluate their views and beliefs concerning different general treatment outcomes that had been considered as relevant to patients in former clinical and epidemiological trials including reviews on such trials . The aim ...

Our scoping review sought to map and summarize recently validated tools for assessing various concepts and dimensions of patient engagement in care.