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	다기관 무작위 배정 임상시험	Phase III 임상시험
분야	역학	역학
계열	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
기원 연도	1970s–1980s (widespread adoption for large-scale efficacy trials)	1962 (Kefauver-Harris Amendment formalised phased drug development)
창시자	Evolved from single-center RCT methodology; consolidated through landmark trials such as the MRC streptomycin trial (1948) and large cardiovascular mega-trials of the 1970s–1980s	FDA regulatory framework / ICH guidelines
유형	Interventional experimental design	Confirmatory randomised controlled trial
원전	Friedman, L. M., Furberg, C. D., DeMets, D. L., Reboussin, D. M., & Granger, C. B. (2015). Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (5th ed.). Springer. ISBN: 978-3319185385	Friedman, L. M., Furberg, C. D., DeMets, D. L., Reboussin, D. M., & Granger, C. B. (2015). Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (5th ed.). Springer. ISBN: 978-3319185385
별칭	multi-site RCT, multicenter RCT, multinational randomized trial, multicenter controlled trial	Phase 3 trial, confirmatory trial, pivotal trial, Phase III RCT
관련	6	6
요약	A multicenter randomized clinical trial (RCT) is an experimental study in which eligible participants are randomly assigned to intervention or control arms simultaneously across two or more clinical sites. By combining the rigor of randomization with enrollment from geographically or institutionally diverse centers, this design produces large samples and externally valid effect estimates that single-center trials rarely achieve. It is the regulatory gold standard for confirmatory efficacy and safety evaluation of new treatments.	A Phase III clinical trial is a large-scale, confirmatory randomised controlled trial designed to establish the efficacy and safety of an intervention in the target patient population before regulatory submission. It builds on the signal identified in Phase II, tests the intervention at its proposed dose under controlled conditions, and provides the primary evidence base for marketing authorisation or guideline adoption.