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MedicalTrial ​

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A medical trial is a type of medical study that uses a scientific process to compare the safety and efficacy of medical therapies or medical procedures. In general, medical trials are controlled and subjects are allocated at random to the different treatment and/or control groups.

Parent types ​

MedicalStudy

Properties ​

Properties for MedicalTrial ​

PropertyExpected typeDefined onDescription
trialDesignMedicalTrialDesignMedicalTrialSpecifics about the trial design (enumerated).

Inherited properties ​

PropertyExpected typeInherited fromDescription
additionalTypeText, URLThingAn additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide.
alternateNameTextThingAn alias for the item.
codeMedicalCodeMedicalEntityA medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
descriptionText, TextObjectThingA description of the item.
disambiguatingDescriptionTextThingA sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
fundingGrantMedicalEntityA Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guidelineMedicalGuidelineMedicalEntityA medical guideline related to this entity.
healthConditionMedicalConditionMedicalStudySpecifying the health condition(s) of a patient, medical study, or other target audience.
identifierPropertyValue, Text, URLThingThe identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
imageImageObject, URLThingAn image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
legalStatusDrugLegalStatus, MedicalEnumeration, TextMedicalEntityThe drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
mainEntityOfPageCreativeWork, URLThingIndicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
medicineSystemMedicineSystemMedicalEntityThe system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
nameTextThingThe name of the item.
ownerOrganization, PersonThingA person or organization who owns this Thing.
potentialActionActionThingIndicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
recognizingAuthorityOrganizationMedicalEntityIf applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialtyMedicalSpecialtyMedicalEntityIf applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
sameAsURLThingURL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
sponsorOrganization, PersonMedicalStudyA person or organization that supports a thing through a pledge, promise, or financial contribution. E.g. a sponsor of a Medical Study or a corporate sponsor of an event.
statusEventStatusType, MedicalStudyStatus, TextMedicalStudyThe status of the study (enumerated).
studyMedicalStudyMedicalEntityA medical study or trial related to this entity.
studyLocationAdministrativeAreaMedicalStudyThe location in which the study is taking/took place.
studySubjectMedicalEntityMedicalStudyA subject of the study, i.e. one of the medical conditions, therapies, devices, drugs, etc. investigated by the study.
subjectOfCreativeWork, EventThingA CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
urlURLThingURL of the item.

Example ​

json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalTrial",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "description": "A short description.",
  "url": "/example",
  "trialDesign": "Example value"
}