---
title: "Clinical Trial Protocol Skill"
type: skill
id: "life-sciences/clinical-trial-protocol-skill"
category: "Clinical & life sciences"
publisher: "Anthropic"
license: "Apache-2.0"
source: "https://github.com/anthropics/life-sciences/tree/0d38fe5"
canonical: "https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/life-sciences/clinical-trial-protocol-skill"
open_in_pho: "https://pho.chat/customize?item=life-sciences%2Fclinical-trial-protocol-skill&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library"
---

# Clinical Trial Protocol Skill

Generate clinical trial protocols for medical devices or drugs. This skill should be used when users say "Create a clinical trial protocol", "Generate protocol for [device/drug]", "Help me design a clinical study", "Research similar trials for [intervention]", or when developing FDA submission documentation for investigational products.

Source: Anthropic (Apache 2.0), copied at a pinned commit. Free to use. Part of the Phở Skills library (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills).

## What it covers
- ⚠️ EXECUTION CONTROL - READ THIS FIRST
- Overview
- What This Skill Does
- Architecture
  - Waypoint-Based Design
  - Modular Subskill Steps
  - Utility Scripts
- Prerequisites
  - 1. clinical trials MCP Server (Required)
  - 2. FDA Database Access (Built-in)
  - 3. Clinical Protocol Template
  - 4. Python Dependencies (Required for Step 2)
- How to Use
- Execution Flow
  - Startup: Welcome and Mode Selection
  - Research Only Workflow Logic
  - Full Workflow Logic
- Technical Details
  - Waypoint File Formats
  - Data Minimization Strategy

## Use it
- In Phở: open https://pho.chat/customize?item=life-sciences%2Fclinical-trial-protocol-skill&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library and press Try, or add it so Phở loads it whenever a request matches. Phở works with your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others).
- Full instructions (original SKILL.md, unchanged): https://labs.pho.chat/skills/raw/life-sciences/clinical-trial-protocol-skill/SKILL.md
- Original files: https://github.com/anthropics/life-sciences/tree/0d38fe5 (Apache 2.0).
- Full machine-readable index: https://labs.pho.chat/skills.json