Abstract

MARANON CARDONNE, Tatiana  and  LEON ROBAINA, Rosario. The Clinical Research. A first approach . Rev Hum Med [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.1, pp.163-184. ISSN 1727-8120.

Clinical research is just that activity to know the potential diagnostic or therapeutic nature of an intervention or a product in humans. The clinical trial is the leading exponent of clinical research and the whole experimental evaluation of a substance or drug in humans and has revolutionized medical practice around the mundo.Sus precursors date back to the XVII and XVIII centuries and evolved since this methodology until the randomized controlled clinical trial. From the fifties significant regulatory and ethical changes appear. In Cuba, there is a significant development of biotechnology and research institutions that require clinical trials to national and international standards. This paper aims to clarify aspects of the historical development of Clinical Research, Clinical Trial in Cuba and its context as a first approach to the subject.

Keywords : research; clinical research; clinical trials; good clinical practice.

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