A double-blind study, in which neither subject nor evaluator knows what treatment or regime has been administered, reduces the risk of bias (psychological or otherwise) being introduced by either the investigator or the subjects of the study. Single-blind occurs when one of these two is aware of the threatment or regime administered. See also Blind...
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(sing´gәl blīnd) pertaining to a clinical trial or other experiment in which no subject knows whether he or she is receiving particular treatments or even lack of treatment (see placebo), but the administrator does have that information.
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Single-blind: Term used to described a study in which either the investigator or the participant, but not both of them, is unaware of the nature of the treatment the participant is receiving. Also called single-masked.
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Where certain persons (e.g., study physicians) are informed of some fact or condition whereas other persons (e.g., patients) are purposefully denied information regarding that fact or condition. Used to minimize the placebo effect or different reporting of symptoms based on patient attitude toward the treatment they believe they are taking.
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A procedure in which subjects don't know whether they are in an experimental or control group.
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