EDDA Study Designs Taxonomy

Last uploaded: July 16, 2016
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Preferred Name

observational study

Definitions
A type of study in which individuals are observed or certain outcomes are measured. No attempt is made to affect the outcome (for example, no treatment is given). [NCIT_14.05d] Studies in which biomedical and/or health outcomes are assessed in pre-defined groups of individuals. Subjects in the study may receive diagnostic, therapeutic, or other interventions, but the investigator does not assign specific interventions to the subjects of the study. [NCIT_14.05d] [Contributing_Source_CDISC] Studies among cancer patients and healthy populations that involve no intervention or alteration in the status of the participants. [NCIT_14.05d]
Synonyms
observation study
observation designs
observational studies
observational study
observation design
observation studies
observation trials
observational design
Observational study
observational trial
observation trial
Observational Study
observational designs
observational trials
Observational Trial
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