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-GLOSS: 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 investigator does not assign specific interventions. 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] See also investigational
clinical trials, cohort study, case-control study, cross-sectional study.; CDISC: 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 investigator does not assign specific interventions. (CDISC Glossary); MRCT-Ctr: A study that collects health information about study participants without
giving a treatment. (https://mrctcenter.org/glossaryterm/observational-study/);
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000286105;
Origin ID : C16084;
UMLS CUI : C1518527;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- See also inter- (CISMeF)
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