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sham intervention
sham in·ter·ven·tion
Definitions related to sham intervention:
  • (sham comparator) A procedure or device that appears to be the same as the actual procedure or device being studied but does not contain active processes or components.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A procedure that functions as the control arm of a clinical trial, mimicking the procedure under investigation in every way, including the preprocedure routine, anaesthesia and incisions (if necessary), and post-procedure follow-up, without actually providing or performing the procedure being studied.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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