Research Activity
double-blind method
Subclass of:
Epidemiologic Research Design;
Research Design
Definitions related to double-blind method:
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(double blind) A study in which neither the subject nor the investigator nor the research team interacting with the subject or data during the trial knows what treatment a subject is receiving. (CDISC glossary)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(double blind) A medical study in which the researchers and participants don't know which group is receiving the medication or treatment being studied and which is getting a placebo (fake, inactive version of the medication).Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(double-blinded) A clinical trial in which the medical staff, the patient, and the people who analyze the results do not know the specific type of treatment the patient receives until after the clinical trial is over.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(double blind study) A study method in which neither the subjects nor the investigators are permitted to know which subject is receiving which treatment.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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