‘Clinical study’ means any investigation in relation to humans intended:
(a) to discover or verify the clinical, pharmacological or other pharmacodynamic effects of one or more medicinal products;
(b) to identify any adverse reactions to one or more medicinal products; or
(c) to study the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of one or more medicinal products;
with the objective of ascertaining the safety and/or efficacy of those medicinal products. EU 536/2014 Art. 2 Abs. 2 (1)