A Clinical Study is Also Known as a Clinical Trial. What is a clinical trial?We are and have been advocating for more resources, more trial court rooms, and better procedures in court to address this issue. Explore time to disposition. Clinical trials are tests of drugs or medical devices to determine if they are safe to be used on humans and whether they are effective. SARC helps people in Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. Clinical trials take place in doctors' offices, medical centers, community hospitals and clinics, and veterans' hospitals around the world. There are two parts to this study. Learn the entire clinical trial process. Phase I to III clinical trials.