For Double-blind Study we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Breast Cancer, Clinical Trials, HIV and AIDs and Non-Profit Accountability.

Double-blind Study (Breast Cancer)

A study in which neither the researcher nor the subject knows who is getting what treatment. (One of the treatments may be a placebo.)

Double-blind Study (Clinical Trials)

A clinical trial design in which neither the participating individuals nor the study staff knows which participants are receiving the experimental drug and which are receiving a placebo (or another therapy). Double-blind trials are thought to produce objective results, since the expectations of the doctor and the participant about the experimental drug do not affect the outcome; also called double-masked study. See Blinded Study, Single-Blind Study, and Placebo.

Double-blind Study (HIV and AIDs)

A clinical trial design in which neither the participating individuals nor the study staff know which patients are receiving the experimental drug and which are receiving a placebo or another therapy. Double-blind trials are thought to produce objective results, since the doctor's and patient's expectations about the experimental drug do not affect the outcome. See Blinded Study.

Double-blind Study (Non-Profit Accountability)

A research method in which one group of subjects is given a treatment, while another group is given a placebo, and neither the subjects nor the researchers know who received which treatment.

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