Human Subjects

Research on human subjects is systematic, scientific research that can be either interventional (a "trial") or observational (no "test article") and involve people as research subjects. Research on human subjects may be either medical (clinical) research or non-medical (e.g. ,social science). Medical research on human subjects often involves biological specimen analysis, epidemiological and behavioral studies and medical chart review studies. Study into human subjects is used in numerous disciplines, including applied genetics, clinical medicine , nursing, psychology, sociology , political science, and anthropology. Human research subject as a living person, for whom a researcher enquires data through intervention, interaction, private information and identifiable information. Clinical trials are clinical-research experiments. Such prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human subjects are intended to address specific questions about biomedical or behavioralinterventions, including new therapies (such as experimental vaccines, medications, food options, nutritional supplements, and medical devices) and proven interventions that require further analysis and comparison. Clinical trials are producing safety and efficacy data.