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Glossary Definition
STUDY DESIGN
The investigative methods used in the clinical study. For interventional studies, these include
Primary Purpose
,
Intervention Model (Design)
,
Masking (or Blinding)
, and
Allocation
. (See also
Study Design data element
on ClinicalTrials.gov.)
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