platform trial

noun

A clinical trial conducted under a single master protocol that evaluates multiple interventions simultaneously and can adapt over time by adding, modifying, or discontinuing treatment arms without establishing a new trial.

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Meanings

nounplatform trial (plural platform trials)

plural platform trials

  1. A clinical trial conducted under a single master protocol that evaluates multiple interventions simultaneously and can adapt over time by adding, modifying, or discontinuing treatment arms without establishing a new trial.
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