Svensk definition
Kliniska prövningar omfattande en eller flera provbehandlingar, åtminstone en kontroll, specificerade mätresultat för utvärdering av studien och en objektiv metod för urval av patienter till studien. Provbehandlingen kan vara med läkemedel, apparater eller metoder, med avseende på diagnostisk, terapeutisk eller förebyggande effekt. Kontrollåtgärderna inkluderar placebobehandling, verksam medicinsk behandling, ingen behandling, doseringsformer, historiska jämförelser osv.
Engelsk definition
Works about 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 for assigning patients to the test treatment. The treatment may be drugs, devices, or procedures studied for diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic effectiveness. Control measures include placebos, active medicines, no-treatment, dosage forms and regimens, historical comparisons, etc. When randomization using mathematical techniques, such as the use of a random numbers table, is employed to assign patients to test or control treatments, the trials are characterized as RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC.
Svenska synonymer
CCT som ämne
Engelska synonymer
Clinical Trials, Controlled as Topic