Work that is a report of a pre-planned, usually controlled, clinical study of the safety and efficacy of diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques after phase II trials. A large enough group of patients is studied and closely monitored by physicians for adverse response to long-term exposure, over a period of about three years in either the United States or a foreign country.

Annotation

this heading is used as a Publication Type; for original report of the conduct or results of a specific phase III clinical trial; a different heading CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC is used for general design, methodology, economics, etc. of Phase III clinical trials.

DUI

D017428 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0026442

History note

2008(1993)