| Ever see the deodorant where the seller claims it's | | | | "A vital part of modern medical research is "clinical |
| "clinical strength"? Ever wonder what the difference | | | | research." Although laboratory and animal research |
| is and what it all means if anything? Well, here's the | | | | are of great importance, it is clinical research that |
| scoop: | | | | answers the question "Does it work?" To answer this |
| To start, here is the dictionary meaning of the term | | | | question, specific conditions or treatments are studied |
| "clinical" per dictionary.com: | | | | in a RESEARCH STUDY or CLINICAL TRIAL to |
| | | | understand the nature of a disease or the |
| 1. pertaining to a clinic. | | | | effectiveness of a drug or medical device." |
| 2. concerned with or based on actual observation and | | | | -NYU School of Medicine, General Clinical Research |
| treatment of disease in patients rather than | | | | Center |
| experimentation or theory. | | | | In a nutshell, the term "clinical" is an indication that the |
| 3. extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately | | | | item in question has been put to the test to see if |
| analytic; unemotionally critical: She regarded him with | | | | what is says it does is actually true. There are many |
| clinical detachment. | | | | things that need to go in place when a "clinical" study |
| "Clinical" experience in regard to a profession can | | | | is being done. For instance, there must be a sponsor, |
| mean you've had experience in a controlled lab | | | | a principal investigator, an institutional review board |
| setting. For instance, I'm seeing clinical exercise | | | | and other things for it to be considered a "real" |
| physiologist, as opposed to just exercise physiologist. | | | | institutional study. |
| "Clinical" is a term I've never thought to use as a | | | | For now, let's assume that this is the true method |
| differentiation even though I have had 3 years clinical | | | | that is being followed with rules in place until |
| experience in a lab setting. Clinical in terms of a | | | | bandwagon jumpers who try to make claims to sell a |
| profession just means that you've spent time in a lab | | | | product will force stiffer rules and proof. Eventually, |
| making sure that what you studied/claim to be true | | | | you can count on it being watered down just as the |
| is in fact true. | | | | same way "fresh" and "natural" can't really be trusted |
| "Clinical" is simply a term that advertisers are | | | | anymore to have the meaning it was intended to in |
| capitalizing on to mean stronger and to indicate that | | | | the first place. |
| usually a prescription is needed in order to obtain it. | | | | |