French term
de phase I puis II
I'm a bit confused about this sentence in a text describing a clinical trial.
"Ce projet fait suite à un essai Clinique de thérapie génique de la maladie de Parkinson de phase I puis II évalué par le CPP IdF IX en septembre 2007 (cf rapport precedent)."
Does "phase I puis II" refer to the "essai" or to the Parkinson's disease? As I see it, it could be either phases of the trial or phases of the disease.
What is your take?
| 5 +1 | phase I then phase II clinical trial ... |
Daryo
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| 4 +1 | phase I then II |
Bertrand Leduc
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Proposed translations
phase I then phase II clinical trial ...
Clinical trials must go through phases; "fait suite à" indicates that phases I and II went through.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phases_of_clinical_research
| Thanks Daryo. Yes, I am aware that clinical trials go through phases but there are also 2 phases of Parkinson's - the first is when drugs are given to treat the condition, the second is when the patient begins to suffer movement problems as an effect of the drugs. That's why I was unsure. But my instinct tells me that it is the trial so thanks for upping my confidence on that! |
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phase I then II
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Note added at 20 minutes (2014-08-15 09:20:19 GMT)
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it refers to phases I and II of the clinical trial IMHO
| Yes, that's what I think. Thanks! |
Discussion
Anyway, somewhere else in your ST might be clues that will dispel any doubts...