Research Activity
controlled study
con·trolled stud·y
Definitions related to controlled study:
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A study in which a test article is compared with a treatment that has known effects (active control), no treatment, placebo, or dose comparison concurrent control, or external (historic) control.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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An experiment or clinical trial that includes a comparison (control) group.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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