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Treatment effect
Treatment effect An effect attributed to a treatment in a clinical trial. In most clinical trials the treatment effect of interest is a comparison (or contrast) of two or more treatments.
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Clinical
That which can be observed in patients. Research that uses patients to test new treatments, as opposed to laboratory testing or research in animals.
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An event that emerges during treatment having been absent pretreatment or worsens relative to the pretreatment state.
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An event that emerges during treatment having been absent pretreatment or worsens relative to the pretreatment state.
Trial coordinator
See research coordinator.
Trial site
The location(s) where trial-related activities are actually conducted.
Trial statistician
A statistician who has a combination of education/training and experience sufficient to implement the principles of good statistical practice and who is responsible for the statistical aspects of the trial.
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