eligibility criteria

Description

The factors that determine if a person is eligible for or meets the requirements to participate in a clinical trial.

Eligibility criteria ensure that participants in a clinical trial share similar traits, such as gender, age, type and stage of cancer, general health and previous treatment. This helps ensure that the study’s results will be scientifically valid.

See also inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria.

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