Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 22, 2006 13:49
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Chinese term
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解除盲化
Chinese to English
Medical
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您可能會被要求定期填寫一份摘要問卷。儘管您將不被告知您正在服用的藥物（即，解除盲化），但本資訊會有助於贊助商和訪視醫生。
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| 4 +1 | unblind |
chenarth
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| 3 | (that is, unblinded) |
Naikei Wong
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unblind
During a clinical trial, when a subject is told what medicine is used, it's to "unblind" the trial. There are many hits on Google.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-11-22 17:15:10 GMT)
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The "unblind" part refers to the "be told" and doesn't cover the negative of the whole sentence.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-11-22 17:15:10 GMT)
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The "unblind" part refers to the "be told" and doesn't cover the negative of the whole sentence.
Note from asker:
| Okay.... but then the sentence does not make sense anymore. It says "although you will NOT be told what is the drug you are currently taking...". |
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Comment: "Chenarth came up with the answer first (though NK's is the grammatically correct one), so I am giving the points to him. I hope NK will be fine with this. Thanks a lot for all your help."
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(that is, unblinded)
What is being "unblinded" normally refers to the trial or the treatment (rather than the patient) -- this is kind of interesting to know.
FYI:
The acupuncture randomized trials study (back pain) was unblinded ...The acupuncture randomized trials study (back pain) was unblinded too early. Wettig D. Publication Types: ... PMID: 16864767 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&list_uids=... - Similar pages
[ More results from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ]
Treating Controls in Unblinded Trials -- Yardley 142 (4): 309 ...Articles in PubMed by Author: ... Treating Controls in Unblinded Trials. right arrow Lucy Yardley, PhD. 15 February 2005 | Volume 142 Issue 4 | Pages 309- ...
www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/4/309-a - Similar pages
Can cardiac-resynchronization therapy reduce mortality in patients ...N Engl J Med 350: 2140–2150 PubMed ... Endpoints in an unblinded trial need to be chosen with care, to minimize bias introduced by the preferences of ...
www.nature.com/ncpcardio/journal/v1/n1/full/ncpcardio0005.h... - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-11-22 16:42:44 GMT)
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"解除盲化" refers to this part of the sentence:
"被告知您正在服用的藥物"
... so it makes sense this way.
FYI:
The acupuncture randomized trials study (back pain) was unblinded ...The acupuncture randomized trials study (back pain) was unblinded too early. Wettig D. Publication Types: ... PMID: 16864767 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&list_uids=... - Similar pages
[ More results from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ]
Treating Controls in Unblinded Trials -- Yardley 142 (4): 309 ...Articles in PubMed by Author: ... Treating Controls in Unblinded Trials. right arrow Lucy Yardley, PhD. 15 February 2005 | Volume 142 Issue 4 | Pages 309- ...
www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/4/309-a - Similar pages
Can cardiac-resynchronization therapy reduce mortality in patients ...N Engl J Med 350: 2140–2150 PubMed ... Endpoints in an unblinded trial need to be chosen with care, to minimize bias introduced by the preferences of ...
www.nature.com/ncpcardio/journal/v1/n1/full/ncpcardio0005.h... - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-11-22 16:42:44 GMT)
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"解除盲化" refers to this part of the sentence:
"被告知您正在服用的藥物"
... so it makes sense this way.
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