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Demographic data
Demographic data Characteristics of subjects or study populations, which include such information as age, sex, family history of the disease or condition for which they are being treated, and other characteristics relevant to the study in which they are participating.
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Sex
An individual's gender classification - male or female.
Family
1. A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. 2. A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. 3. A group of genes related in structure and in function that descended from an ancestral gene. 4. A group of gene products similarly related in structure and function and of shared genetic descent. 5. Parents and their children. The most fundamental social group in humans.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
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Demonophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings exist and roam freely to cause harm. Those who suffer from this phobia realize their fear is excessive or irrational. Nevertheless, they become unduly anxious when discussing demons, when venturing alone into woods or a dark house, or when watching films about demonic possession and exorcism.
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Dietician
An individual trained in diet and nutrition.
Data base
A collection of data, typically organised for easy search and retrieval
Data monitoring
Process by which case report forms are examined for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
Data-monitoring committee (DMC)
A committee that may be established by the sponsor to assess at intervals the progress of a blinded clinical trial, the safety data, and the critical efficacy endpoints, and to recommend to the sponsor whether to continue, modify, or stop a trial. See also data and safety monitoring board.
Declaration of Helsinki
A set of recommendations or basic principles that guide medical doctors in the conduct of biomedical research involving human subjects.
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
The formation of a clot of blood in the deep veins of the leg, arm or abdomen
Disability
A defect in performing a normal activity or action (eg. inability to dress or walk).
Documentation
All records, in any form (including, but not limited to, written, electronic, magnetic, and optical records, and scans, x-rays, and electrocardiograms) that describe or record the methods, conduct and/or results of a trial, the factors affecting a trial and the actions taken.
Dosage regimen
"!. the number of doses per given time period; 2. the time that elapses between doses (for example, every six hours) or the time that the doses are to be given (for example, at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily); or 3. the amount of a medicine (the number of capsules, for example) to be given at each specific dosing time."
Double-blind study
A study in which neither the subject(s) nor the investigator(s) know what treatment a subject is receiving. See also blinding/masking
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