Seeding trial

Seeding Trial

Seeding trial (/siːdɪŋ traɪəl/), also known as a marketing trial, is a type of clinical trial designed not primarily to test the efficacy and safety of a drug, but to familiarize the prescribing physician with the drug. The term "seeding trial" is derived from the concept of "planting a seed" in the minds of physicians about the benefits and uses of a new drug.

Etymology

The term "seeding trial" is a combination of the words "seeding" and "trial". "Seeding" is derived from the Old English word "sæd", meaning to sow or scatter seeds. In this context, it refers to the act of disseminating information or ideas. "Trial" comes from the Old French "trial", from the Latin "trialis", pertaining to a third part, or from "triare", to select, to separate out. In the context of medicine, a trial refers to a test or experiment to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a drug or treatment.

Related Terms

Clinical trial: A research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the effects of those interventions on health-related biomedical or behavioral outcomes.
Pharmaceutical marketing: The business of advertising or otherwise promoting the sale of pharmaceuticals or drugs.
Placebo: A substance that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.
Drug efficacy: The ability of a drug to produce the desired therapeutic effect.
Drug safety: The pharmacological science ensuring that a drug is safe for human consumption.