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A Clinical Trial Assessing the Safety, Efficacy, and Delivery of Olive-Oil-Based Three-Chamber Bags for Parenteral Nutrition
Published on: September 20, 2019
[Clinical trials as a central part of patient-centered clinical research]
Karsten Gavenis1, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius2, Jan Löhler3
1Studienzentrum, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland. karsten.gavenis@med.uni-goettingen.de.
Abstract:
As the continuation and implementation of findings from basic (pre‑)clinical research, clinical trials make a significant contribution to medical research. They form the central building block of translational medicine and thus make a decisive contribution to bringing medical knowledge into general care. This helps to make possible a healthcare system that is aligned to the needs of patients and functions efficiently in the long term. Based on the specific objective, clinical trials must comply with national, but increasingly also with European and international regulatory requirements. In academia in particular, expertise in a variety of fields is required in order to make investigator-driven clinical trials a success. This expertise can be provided by a clinical trial center based within the institution conducting the trial.
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