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What is a Clinical Trial?
New England Research Subject Advocacy Group
TRANSLATIONS:
Language
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English
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Albanian (Shqiptar)
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Arabic (العربية)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3598) ["id"]=> int(3598) ["title"]=> string(40) "ClinicalTrials_CapeVerdean_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(44) "ClinicalTrials_CapeVerdean_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(127621) ["url"]=> string(103) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_CapeVerdean_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(118) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_capeverdean_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(40) "clinicaltrials_capeverdean_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:27" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:33" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Cape Verdean (Cape Vedrde)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3599) ["id"]=> int(3599) ["title"]=> string(47) "ClinicalTrials_ChineseTraditional_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(51) "ClinicalTrials_ChineseTraditional_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(421200) ["url"]=> string(110) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_ChineseTraditional_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(125) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_chinesetraditional_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(47) "clinicaltrials_chinesetraditional_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:28" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:33" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Chinese - Traditional (繁體中文)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3600) ["id"]=> int(3600) ["title"]=> string(35) "ClinicalTrials_French_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(39) "ClinicalTrials_French_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(130627) ["url"]=> string(98) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_French_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(113) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_french_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(35) "clinicaltrials_french_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:30" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:34" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
French (Français)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3601) ["id"]=> int(3601) ["title"]=> string(34) "ClinicalTrials_Greek_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(38) "ClinicalTrials_Greek_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(170592) ["url"]=> string(97) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Greek_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(112) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_greek_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(34) "clinicaltrials_greek_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:31" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:34" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Greek (ελληνικά)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3602) ["id"]=> int(3602) ["title"]=> string(42) "ClinicalTrials_HaitianCreole_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(46) "ClinicalTrials_HaitianCreole_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(126725) ["url"]=> string(105) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_HaitianCreole_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(120) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_haitiancreole_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(42) "clinicaltrials_haitiancreole_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:31" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:34" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Haitian Creole (Kreyòl Ayisyen)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3603) ["id"]=> int(3603) ["title"]=> string(36) "ClinicalTrials_Italian_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(40) "ClinicalTrials_Italian_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(128501) ["url"]=> string(99) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Italian_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(114) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_italian_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(36) "clinicaltrials_italian_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:32" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:35" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Italian (Italiano)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(4584) ["id"]=> int(4584) ["title"]=> string(37) "ClinicalTrials_Japanese_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(41) "ClinicalTrials_Japanese_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(347424) ["url"]=> string(100) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Japanese_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(121) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/social-and-behavioral-research/clinicaltrials_japanese_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "1" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(37) "clinicaltrials_japanese_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3402) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-24 14:59:31" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-24 14:59:31" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Japanese (日本語)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3604) ["id"]=> int(3604) ["title"]=> string(34) "ClinicalTrials_Khmer_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(38) "ClinicalTrials_Khmer_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(156934) ["url"]=> string(97) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Khmer_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(112) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_khmer_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(34) "clinicaltrials_khmer_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:33" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:35" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Khmer (ខ្មែរ)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3605) ["id"]=> int(3605) ["title"]=> string(35) "ClinicalTrials_Korean_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(39) "ClinicalTrials_Korean_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(665752) ["url"]=> string(98) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Korean_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(113) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_korean_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(35) "clinicaltrials_korean_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:34" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:35" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Korean (한국어)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3606) ["id"]=> int(3606) ["title"]=> string(35) "ClinicalTrials_Polish_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(39) "ClinicalTrials_Polish_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(188694) ["url"]=> string(98) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Polish_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(113) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_polish_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(35) "clinicaltrials_polish_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:35" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:36" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Polish (Polski)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3607) ["id"]=> int(3607) ["title"]=> string(39) "ClinicalTrials_Portuguese_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(43) "ClinicalTrials_Portuguese_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(129043) ["url"]=> string(102) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Portuguese_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(117) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_portuguese_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(39) "clinicaltrials_portuguese_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:35" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:36" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Portuguese (Português)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3608) ["id"]=> int(3608) ["title"]=> string(36) "ClinicalTrials_Russian_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(40) "ClinicalTrials_Russian_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(176477) ["url"]=> string(99) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Russian_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(114) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_russian_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(36) "clinicaltrials_russian_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:36" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:36" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Russian (русский)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3609) ["id"]=> int(3609) ["title"]=> string(36) "ClinicalTrials_Spanish_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(40) "ClinicalTrials_Spanish_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(129107) ["url"]=> string(99) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Spanish_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(114) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_spanish_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(36) "clinicaltrials_spanish_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:37" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:36" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Spanish (Español)
array(21) { ["ID"]=> int(3610) ["id"]=> int(3610) ["title"]=> string(39) "ClinicalTrials_Vietnamese_LowResolution" ["filename"]=> string(43) "ClinicalTrials_Vietnamese_LowResolution.pdf" ["filesize"]=> int(179315) ["url"]=> string(102) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/regulatory/ClinicalTrials_Vietnamese_LowResolution.pdf" ["link"]=> string(117) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/publications-documents/what-is-a-clinical-trial/clinicaltrials_vietnamese_lowresolution/" ["alt"]=> string(0) "" ["author"]=> string(1) "2" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["caption"]=> string(0) "" ["name"]=> string(39) "clinicaltrials_vietnamese_lowresolution" ["status"]=> string(7) "inherit" ["uploaded_to"]=> int(3405) ["date"]=> string(19) "2021-03-15 20:50:37" ["modified"]=> string(19) "2021-03-23 21:40:37" ["menu_order"]=> int(0) ["mime_type"]=> string(15) "application/pdf" ["type"]=> string(11) "application" ["subtype"]=> string(3) "pdf" ["icon"]=> string(66) "https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-includes/images/media/document.png" }
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
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