Clinical research is conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator (or colleague) directly interacts with human subjects. Excluded from this definition are in vitro studies that utilize human tissues that cannot be linked to a living individual.

Clinical research includes:

• Patient-oriented research – This type of research involves a particular person or group of people, or uses materials from humans. This research can include:
• Mechanisms of human disease
• Therapeutic interventions
• Clinical trials
• Development of new technologies
• Epidemiological and behavioral studies – These types of studies examine the distribution of disease, the factors that affect health, and how people make health-related decisions.
• Outcomes and health services research – These studies seek to identify the most effective and most efficient interventions, treatments, and services.

Please click the links below to learn more about support infrastructure for clinical research, leadership for clinical research, and current clinical trials at the Keck School of Medicine.

Support Infrastructure

This page provides information for Keck clinical research investigators on clinical research support infrastructure.

For Keck Investigators

This page provides specialized information for Keck clinical research investigators. A log-in is required.

Who We Are – Clinical Research

This page provides information about clinical research leadership coordinated with the Office of Research Advancement.  

Clinical & Translational Science Institute

This page provides information about the CTSI, an institute that promotes the translation of medical knowledge developed in the laboratory to clinical research, and in the application of that knowledge to the treatment of human patients, working with the community at large. 

 Clinical Trials

This page provides information about current clinical trials at the Keck School of Medicine.