Archives: Glossary Terms

Information that has been collected and organized to be used for research.

Non-study medicines that are allowed to be taken at the same time as the study treatment.

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).