Clinical Trial Eligibility Criterion

A Clinical Trial Eligibility Criterion is a criterion that determines whether a patient is eligible to participate in a clinical trial.

• Context:
  • It usually consists of a set of requirements to ensure that patients in a clinical trial are similar in terms of pre-defined factors.
  • It is usually defined by a Clinical Trial Selection System.
  • It can range from being a Clinical Trial Inclusion Criterion to being a Clinical Trial Exclusion Criterion.
• Example(s):
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Clinical Trial Dropout,
  • Clinical Trial Protocol.
• See: Clinical Trial Phase, Clinical Trial Management System, Informed Consent, Good Clinical Practice, Medical Device, Patient Recruitment System, Patient Retention System, Clinical Trial Sponsor.

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References

2021

• (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_clinical_research#E Retrieved:2021-12-25.
  • QUOTE: Eligibility criteria
    • In clinical trials, requirements that must be met for an individual to be included in a study. These requirements help make sure that patients in a trial are similar to each other in terms of specific factors such as age, general health, and previous treatment. When all participants meet the same eligibility criteria, it gives researchers greater confidence that results of the study are caused by the intervention being tested and not by other factors. (NCI)
    • Summary criteria for participant selection; includes Inclusion and Exclusion criteria. (NLM)

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