Exploratory Investigational New Drug Study

**Semantic type:** Research Activity

**Definition:** A type of clinical trial that involves low dosage and short duration of drug exposure for a limited number of study participants with the intent of gathering preliminary data on the mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, or bioavailability of promising therapeutic candidate agents in human subjects.

**Synonyms:** - Exploratory IND Study - Exploratory Investigational New Drug Trial - exploratory IND study