Clinical Trials as Graphs and Vectors
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Clinical research is a scientific investigation that evaluates the safety and effectiveness of medical, surgical, or behavioral interventions on human volunteers. Conducted in hospitals and research institutions, it has multiple lengthy phases, including designing and planning, recruitment and screening of participants, data collection and analysis, and subsequent reporting of trial results. It aims to find better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases, improve healthcare outcomes, and inform healthcare policies and practices. Clinical research is an essential component in modern healthcare.
The website clinicaltrials.gov is a database for clinical research studies. There, sponsors or investigators can submit and update study information. It is a valuable resource for medical professionals. For example, a pharmaceutical company can search for studies targeting a certain medical condition, review their designs and examine the outcomes. Unfortunately, using clinicaltrials.gov can be difficult due to its lack of medical ontology. This means that finding the right information relies heavily on exact keyword matches. In addition, clinical research data contains various relationships, such as company-drug and drug-condition relations. However, on…
