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Definition of Double-blind study

1. Noun. An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment. "A double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects"

Medical Definition of Double-blind study

1. A study in which neither the experimenter nor any other assessor of the results, including patients, know which group is subject to which procedure, thus helping assure that the biases or expectations of either will not influence the results. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Double-blind study

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treatment of Depression edited by Cynthia D. Mulrow (2000)
"Geisler A, Mygind S, Knudsen OR, Sloth-Nielsen M. Ritanserin and flupenthixol in dysthymic disorder: A controlled double blind study in general practice. ..."

2. Overview of Addiction Treatment Effectiveness by Mim J. Landry (1996)
"(1992) conducted a double-blind study of 31 newly-abstinent patients who underwent opioid free detoxification. Fifteen were prescribed naltrexone for 2 ..."

3. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"In 1975, Shopsin and others achieved similar results in their double-blind study comparing lithium to chlorpromazine and haloperidol in 30 acutely manic ..."

4. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"In this randomized, double-blind study, 617 people older than 65 and residing at 33 nursing homes in the Boston area who met the study's eligibility ..."

5. Otitis Media with Effusion in Young Children: Clinical Practice Guideline by Sylvan E. Stool (1998)
"... B. Beclomethasone nasal spray in the treatment of middle- ear effusion: a double-blind study. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1982;4(2): 133-7. ..."

6. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"A double-blind study showed that vitamin C increases the anti- psychotic effects of ... Observational studies and one double-blind study have indicated a ..."

7. Shellfish and Public Health: Lead, Cadmium, Chromium, Arsenic, and Nickel in by Michael A. Adams (1994)
"(1986), appears to be a double-blind study. Veien et al. (1983) reported that three patients with positive patch tests to nickel developed flares at the ..."

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