Archives: Glossary Terms

Pay money back to participants for their out-of-pocket study costs.

A document used to explain the planned research before a person decides whether or not to join a study.

When the study outcome is influenced by outside conditions that were not expected by the study researchers.

Protecting personal information from people who should not have access.

The defined range of numbers used to describe where the results are expected to fall.

To do a study or procedure.

A way to take pictures of the inside of a person’s body using a type of radiation and a computer.

Following research requirements.

A study comparing two or more treatments.

A group of study participants that are similar in some way.