Research Activity
screening study
screen·ing stud·y
Definitions related to screening study:
  • (screening) A type of study designed to assess or examine methods of identifying a condition (or risk factors for a condition) in people who are not yet known to have the condition (or risk factor). (Clinicaltrials.gov)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Clinical studies testing the efficacy of devices, techniques, procedures, or tests for the purpose of detecting the presence of disease, usually before there are any symptoms.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (screening trials) Trials conducted to detect persons with early, mild, and asymptomatic disease.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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