Archives: Glossary Terms

Money and other forms of payment that may be given to participants
for completing study activities.

Something that is compared to the study treatment.

A protein made by the body to fight an illness or infection.

How much a participant or group of participants can accept a study treatment’s unwanted effects so they can keep taking it.

A time period decided between the participant and study team when a medication is stopped and then re-started.

The use of medicine to treat a disease, condition, or symptom.

A group interview to learn what people think about a topic.

A medical test that could identify a health risk to a person or their biological family members by looking at their genes (DNA).

The body’s reaction to a substance, illness, or infection.

An application to the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to get permission to use a drug in a research study that enrolls people.