double-blind study

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double-blind
adjective
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/ˌdʌb.əlˈblaɪnd/us
/ˌdʌb.əlˈblaɪnd/
A double-blind study or trial, especially in medicine, is one in which two groups of people are studied, for example with one group taking a new drug and one group taking something else, but neither the people in the study nor the scientist or doctor knows which person is in ...
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study
noun
uk
/ˈstʌd.i/us
/ˈstʌd.i/
the activity of examining a subject in detail in order to discover ...
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Seventy-six percent of the total study population completed thedouble-blindstudy.
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For many devices, however, adouble-blindstudy, such as bypass surgery versus stents, is not feasible.
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A total of 131 patients (27.3% rivastigmine and 17.9% placebo) discontinued thedouble-blindstudyprematurely.
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Although this was adouble-blindstudy, it is possible that some women were able to distinguish between active and sham therapy.
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No death was reported during thisdouble-blindstudy.
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Comparison of thioridazine and diazepam in the control of nonpsychotic symptoms associated with senility:double-blindstudy.
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Intranasal sumatriptan in cluster headache - randomized placebo-controlleddouble-blindstudy.
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Double-blindstudyof high dose fluoxetine versus lithium or desipramine augmentation of fluoxetine in partial and nonresponders to fluoxetine.
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This is a placebo-controlled randomiseddouble-blindstudyprocedure which is widely accepted as best practice in this field.
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Adouble-blindstudywas conducted using normal college students (no neurological disorders).
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In a randomized,double-blindstudy, patients with 40% total body surface area burns were selected to receive standard burn care plus oxandrolone, or without oxandrolone.
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A form ofdouble-blindstudycalled a double-dummy design allows additional insurance against bias.
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Adouble-blindstudywith only objective measures is less likely to be biased to support a given conclusion.
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Since fluoridation's inception in the 1950s, opponents have drawn on distrust of paid-for experts and unease aboutdouble-blindstudyfindings.
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It could be a classical experiment in a laboratory setting, adouble-blindstudyor an archaeological excavation.
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This clinical trial was a randomizeddouble-blindstudywith one controlled placebo group and one vaccination group.
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The trial is a randomized,double-blindstudyand has completed full recruitment of 218 patients at 24 sites in 6 countries.
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The trial is a randomized,double-blindstudyand has completed full recruitment of approximately 510 patients at 68 sites.
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In a prospective, randomized,double-blindstudy, 38 trauma patients received a soluble, yeast-derived glucan intravenously for seven days or placebo.
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