Clinical research
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Research with human subjects (human subject) that is:
1) Patient-oriented research. Research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator (or colleague) directly interacts with human subjects.
Excluded from this definition are in vitro studies that utilize human tissues that cannot be linked to a living individual. It includes: (a) mechanisms of human disease, (b), therapeutic interventions, (c) clinical trials (clinical trial), or (d) development of new technologies.
2) Epidemiological and behavioral studies.
3) Outcomes research and health services research.
NIH Grants Policy Statement, Glossary
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