pilot study

noun

1. a small-scale experiment or set of observations undertaken to decide how and whether to launch a full-scale project

Example Sentences

To explore how the preclinical findings might apply to patients, the team conducted a small pilot study with women receiving paclitaxel for gynecologic cancers.

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While this was a pilot study, researchers said the findings showed clear differences between groups and provide early data that support larger trials testing the drugs as a therapy for people who want to reduce their alcohol use.

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A pilot study soon to appear in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and involving 95 participants found that three popular Indian mango varities - Safeda, Dasheri and Langra - produced similar or lower glycemic responses than white bread over two hours of glucose testing.

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Tests conducted in the pilot study, which involved 20 rhinos, confirmed that the radioactive material was not harmful to the animals.

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Though Loyal reported “no clinically significant adverse effects” in their pilot study that was submitted to the FDA for preliminary efficacy acknowledgement, it was only 48 dogs over the course of three months.

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