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Areas of Research
Research Subjects
Types of Clinical Trials
100
GCP
What is Good Clinical Practices?
100
One in eight of these currently serve as a clinical investigator.
What is a Physician?
100
The nation's number one killer.
What is Heart Disease?
100
About 20% of all participants in drug trials are over the age of __.
What is 65?
100
Determines better tests or procedures for diagnosing a particular disease or condition.
What is a Diagnostic trial?
200
IRB
What is the Institutional Review Board?
200
Two-thirds of Americans think this about clinical studies.
What is Safe?
200
Nearly 9 million Americans have survived this.
What is Cancer?
200

While __ subjects make up two-thirds of patients with either breast, colorectal, prostate, or lung cancer, they represent only one-third of clinical trial participants.

Who are the Elderly?
200
Looks for better ways to prevent a disease in people who have never had the disease or to prevent the disease from returning.

What is a Prevention trial?

300
FDA

What is the United States Food and Drug Administration?

300
More than 2.3 million people do this every year in the United States.
What is participate in a Clinical Trial?
300
_____is now the third leading cause of death in the United States.
What is COPD?
300
An estimated ___% of drugs approved by the FDA are labeled for pediatric use.
What is 20 - 30%?
300
Tests new treatments, new combination of drugs, or new approaches to surgery or radiation therapy.
What is a Treatment trial?
400
HIPAA
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
400
In a recent poll, __ % of people recognize the importance of participating in clinical research in order to assist in the advancement of medical science. 
What is 94%?
400
Leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults in the United States.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury?
400
Less than 5% of these patients participate in clinical trials.
Who are Cancer patients?
400
Test the best way to detect certain diseases or health conditions.
What is a Screening trial?
500
IND

What is an Investigational New Drug?

500
It takes approximately __ years of studying a drug in test tubes and lab mice to reach the point where a treatment might be tested in humans.
What is 10 years?
500
This area of research can help support and justify clinical practices.
What is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation?
500
About 60% of the adults enrolled in clinical trials are ___.
Who are Women?
500
Explore and measure ways to improve the comfort and quality of life of people with a chronic illness.
What is a Quality of Life trial (or Supportive Care trial)?