Terms Related to Directly Observed Therapy

• Controlled Clinical Trials

  Clinical trials involving one or more test treatments, at least one control treatment, specified outcome measures for evaluating the studied intervention, and a bias-free method ...

• Double-Masked Method

  A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific ...

• Controlled Clinical Trial (PT)

  A clinical trial involving one or more test treatments, at least one control treatment, specified outcome measures for evaluating the studied intervention, and a bias-free ...

• Patient Abandonment

  Refusal of the health professional to initiate or continue treatment of a patient or group of patients. The refusal can be based on any reason. ...

• Tocolytic Treatment

  Any drug treatment modality designed to inhibit uterine contractions in pregnant women at risk for preterm labor.

• Controlled Clinical Trial [Publication Type]

  A clinical trial involving one or more test treatments, at least one control treatment, specified outcome measures for evaluating the studied intervention, and a bias-free ...

• Observation

  The act of regarding attentively and studying facts and occurrences, gathering data through analyzing, measuring, and drawing conclusions, with the purpose of applying the observed ...