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| CTRP Primary Purpose Value | Definition |
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| Treatment |
| Protocol is designed to evaluate one or more interventions for treating a disease, syndrome, or condition. |
| Prevention |
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| Protocol is designed to assess one or more interventions aimed at preventing the development of a specific disease or health condition. | |
| Supportive Care |
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| Protocol is designed to evaluate one or more interventions where the primary intent is to maximize comfort, minimize side effects or mitigate against a decline in the subject's health or function. In general, supportive care interventions are not intended to cure a disease. | |
| Screening |
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| Protocol is designed to assess or examine methods of identifying a condition (or risk factors for a condition) in people who are not yet known to have the condition (or risk factor). | |
| Diagnostic |
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| Protocol is designed to evaluate one or more interventions aimed at identifying a disease or health condition. | |
| Health Services Research |
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| Protocol is designed to evaluate the delivery, processes, management, organization, or financing of health care. | |
| Basic Science |
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| Protocol is designed to examine the basic mechanism of action (e.g., physiology, biomechanics) of an intervention. | |
| Device Feasibility |
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| Protocol is designed to evaluate an intervention of a device product, to determine the feasibility of the product or to test a prototype device and not health outcomes. Such studies are conducted to confirm the design and operating specifications of a device before beginning a full clinical trial. | |
| Other |
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| Any purpose not described above. |
