feasibility study
(FEE-sih-BIH-lih-tee STUH-dee)
A pilot study that is designed to explore whether a larger clinical trial can be effectively conducted.
The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.
Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.