Preferred Label : Observational Study;
NCIt synonyms : Observational Trial;
NCIt related terms : OBSERVATIONAL;
NCIt definition : Studies among cancer patients and healthy populations that involve no intervention
or alteration in the status of the participants.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of study in which individuals are observed or certain outcomes are
measured. No attempt is made to affect the outcome (for example, no treatment is given).; CDISC: Studies in which biomedical and/or health outcomes are assessed in pre-defined
groups of individuals. Subjects in the study may receive diagnostic, therapeutic,
or other interventions, but the investigator does not assign specific interventions
to the subjects of the study.; CDISC-GLOSS: A non-interventional study in which the researchers observe the effect
of a risk factor (e.g., exposure), diagnostic test, treatment or other covariate,
within a study population, and where the independent variable is not under the control
of the researcher. NOTE: Major subtypes of observational studies are cohort study,
case-control study, and cross-sectional study. [After Observational studies: Cohort
and Case-Control Studies, JW Song, KC Chung Plast Reconstru Surg, 2010 Dec; After
A Dictionary of Epidemiology (5th ed.), Porta M, ed. (2014)., Oxford University Press,
New York; www.strobe-statement.org] See also cohort study, case-control study, cross-sectional
study. Compare to interventional clinical trial.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000286105;
Origin ID : C16084;
UMLS CUI : C1518527;
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