Understanding epidemiological and clinical study designs is key to producing reliable health evidence. From descriptive reports to randomized trials, each design has unique strengths and limitations.

Clinical trials are well-controlled and designed experiments that aim to prove that an Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) is effective. Clinical trial data is submitted to the national health ...

Preclinical studies, the kind that scientists perform before testing in humans, don’t get as much attention as their clinical counterparts. But they are the vital first steps to eventual treatments ...