placebo-controlled study
collocation in Englishmeaningsofplacebo-controlledandstudy
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withstudy.
placebo-controlled
adjective
uk/pləˌsiː.bəʊ.kənˈtrəʊld/us/pləˈsiː.boʊ.kənˌtroʊld/
relating to a drug trial in which the drug being tested is compared with a placebo (= a substance containing ...
See more atplacebo-controlled
study
noun
uk/ˈstʌd.i/us/ˈstʌd.i/
the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover ...
See more atstudy
(Definition ofplacebo-controlledandstudyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofplacebo-controlled study
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
This randomized,placebo-controlledstudyincluded patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder with prominent negative symptoms and positive symptoms stabilized with antipsychotic therapy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Isoflavones reduce arterial stiffness: aplacebo-controlledstudyin men and postmenopausal women.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Randomised, double-blind,placebo-controlledstudyof fluoxetine in chronic fatigue syndrome.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A double-blind, randomized,placebo-controlledstudyof quetiapine as adjunctive treatment for adolescent mania.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A 3-month, follow-up, randomized,placebo-controlledstudyof repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depression.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Paroxetine in social phobia\\social anxiety disorder : randomized, double-blind,placebo-controlledstudy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A multicenter,placebo-controlledstudyof modafinil augmentation in partial responders to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors with persistent fatigue and sleepiness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Randomised double-blindplacebo-controlledstudyof interferon beta-1a in relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fluvoxamine improves negative symptoms in treated chronic schizophrenia: an add-on double-blind,placebo-controlledstudy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Double-blind,placebo-controlledstudyof modafinil for fatigue and cognition in schizophrenia patients treated with psychotropic medications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Transcranial magnetic stimulation accelerates the antidepressant effect of amitriptyline in severe depression: a doubleblindplacebo-controlledstudy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Bright light therapy decreases winter binge frequency in women with bulimia nervosa : a double-blind,placebo-controlledstudy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Further, if the majority of dyspnoic subjects had asthma, and the trial involved a placebo-controlledstudyof an antibiotic, then a truly effective treatment (for asthma) might emerge as ineffective.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Double-blind,placebo-controlledstudyof modafinil for fatigue and cognition in schizophrenia patients treated with psychotropic mediations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reasons for not participating included inability to schedule (n 16), not wanting to be in aplacebo-controlledstudy(n 7), and not wanting a medication (n 5).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ragneskog et al.52 performed aplacebo-controlledstudyof citalopram (20 mg to 40 mg/day) in 123 elderly patients with a mean age of 78 (range 58-96).
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofplacebo-controlled
Go to the definition ofstudy
See other collocations withstudy