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Practice Question of the Week: Clinical Research

01/22/2015 by Corinn Pope

A couple of weeks ago in our practice question of the week, we discussed Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). In this week’s post we’ll be discussing a question along the same lines as EBM– clinical research. In particular we’ll be reviewing the phases of clinical research.

To review, Clinical Research determines the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, treatments, and diagnostic products intended for human use. Data and evidence collected from this research is then used to establish treatment options. So now that we’ve jogged your memory a little, let’s get into this week’s practice question for the clinical informatics exam.

Question

Q: Which phase of clinical research tests for dose ranging on human participants?

A. Phase 0

B. Phase 1

C. Phase II

D. Phase III

Explanation and Answer

The following table explains the various phases of clinical research. As the phases progress, the levels of human involvement increase. Doses and human also vary depending on the phase of clinical research.

Phase

Goal

Dose

Participants

Lead By

Comments

Pre- clinical

Efficacy, toxicity, and pharmaco- kinetic information gathering

unrestricted

Non-human participants

Graduate Researcher

0

Pharmacokineti c and pharmaco- dynamic information gathering

subtherapeutic

10 human participants

Clinical Researcher

Phase 0 is interested in collecting data on oral bioavailability and drug half-life

I

Dose-ranging

subtherapeutic

20-100 human participants

Clinical Researcher

Phase I checks to make sure it is safe to move to efficacy testing (Phase II)

II

Test to see if there is any possible efficacy. Test for safety.

therapeutic

100-300 human participants

Clinical Researcher

Assumes the drug has no therapeutic effect

III

Test for efficacy and safety

therapeutic

1000-2000 human participants

Clinical Researcher and Physician

Assumes the drug has some therapeutic effect

IV

Drug in Use – Surveying long- term effects

therapeutic

Available for treatment of patients by physicians

Physician

Monitoring long-term use once drug is released

V

Translational Research

n/a

n/a

n/a

Collection and analysis of data.

Integration into public health

practice.

As you can see, phase two consists of dose ranging on around 20 to 100 human participants. The phase is conducted by a clinical research and ensures that the treatment is safe prior to moving to efficacy testing in phase II.

Therefore, the best answer to this question is B: Phase I.

It’s a good idea to get to know the phases of clinical research for the clinical informatics exam as it will likely be on the exam. It’s also a vital part in understanding and critically analyzing literature.

 

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References:

For additional reading on this subject, check out the following resources:

US NIH Website

https://clinicaltrials.gov/

MD Anderson. What are the Phases of Clinical Trials?

MDAnderson

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