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Clinical Research Terms Glossary

Lay-patient Summary

A lay-patient summary is specifically designed so that those who do not have a medical or scientific background can easily understand all aspects of a clinical study (e.g., its design, execution, results, analysis, discussion, implications, etc.). The purpose of this is to make clinical studies more transparent to the lay public so that they might not only better understand clinical studies but also their significance and importance to medical research.